‘The Shebabs of Yarmouk’ at Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya Arab Film Festival 2015

Since 2001, Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya has promoted Independent Lebanese and Arab films, and encouraged young talents to lend their imagination to the big screen.

This unique Arab film festival brings together over 200 professionals and students from Lebanon and the region, in addition to international professionals and stars. In additions to films, the festival hosts many workshops, roundtables and networking sessions.

About the Movie
The “Shebabs” – or youth – of Yarmouk are a group of friends who know each other since adolescence … In the largest Palestinian refugee camp of the Middle East, established in Syria in 1957, they share their daily life and search for a future. Third generation of exiles, they no longer dream of returning to Palestine. But their thirst for life and their desire to revolt runs into the camp’s walls. In March 2011, the revolution broke out in Syria. The camp would be largely destroyed, the youths’ lives disrupted. Shot just before the revolution, the film crystallizes their last moments together in Yarmouk.

About the Director
Born in 1982, Axel Salvatori-Sinz studied anthropology then moved on to filmmaking. His first feature documentary, Les Chebabs de Yarmouk, won the “New Look” prize for best first film at the Visions du Reel; the RTP prize in the category search DocLisboa, and the best film prizes at the Jean Rouch and Al Ard Film festivals. He is currently making a film, in relation with the Syrian events. He also works as an editor and camera operator.