‘Diaries of a Flying Dog’ 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
A family of four generations – and a dog – in a house in the Lebanese mountains. What is life in an endless war? Which values to choose for your children? What is society in a civil war? What is a nation? Is healing possible? Going through his dairies, from the day he was born in 1975 until the rise of the Islamic state, the director contemplates the details of life in the midst of war and anxiety

About the Director
Lebanese cinematographer and director Bassem Fayad lives and works in Beirut. He has worked extensively on Middle Eastern movies, working in Libya, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. After “Beirut – Baghdad” in 2004 and “The Road Beyond Sunset” in 2005, “Diaries of A Flying Dog” is his third feature documentary.