Screenings

The Lebanese Rocket Society Screening at Metropolis Cinema

As part of the Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya, Metropolis Cinema will be hosting a screening of the documentary “The Lebanese Rocket Society” by Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas.

Synopsis: In the early 1960’s, a group of students from the Haigazian University led by their professor, Manoug Manougian, designed and launched rockets for space exploration. Although the program was successful, it came to a sudden end in 1967 and was erased from the collective memory. Through testimonies and archive documents, the film retraces this adventure and attempts to revive the past in the present as a tribute to dreamers.

Entrance fee: 5,000 LL