Lebanon by Night (من هبّ ودبّ)
Lebanon 2025, Documentary, 109 Minutes, Arabic with English subtitles
In recent years, municipalities across Lebanon imposed curfews restricting the freedom of movement of male Syrian workers who were banned from walking the streets after dark. Filmed in Lebanon, Lebanon by Night uncovers the different layers of Lebanese and Syrian experience in relation to the curfew through a range of locations and characters – from local residents and migrant workers to local community figures and sectarian vigilante groups imposing curfews as they see fit. The film presents a snapshot of life for Lebanese and Syrians living side by side at a time of escalating anti-refugee violence, investigating the reasons, historical, social and cultural that allow that violence to continue and spread.
Walid Abdelnour is a Lebanese filmmaker. His work explores how the Lebanese people view themselves and their relationships with memory, class, racism and identity. He also creates videos and frequently collaborates on dance and performing arts projects.
Rim Naguib received her PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University (2016) and her MA from Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence (2006). Her research interests address three related fields: the colonial recourse to deportation of foreigners and ‘local subjects of foreign extraction’ in the policing of communism in interwar Egypt; the post-colonial securitisation of Egyptian nationality practices and of the management of foreigners’ residence; and the political and cultural history of Egyptian patriarchal nationalism. She is currently working on her book manuscript, Undesirable Subjects: Deportation in Colonial and Post-colonial Egypt 1914-1971. She has been a EUME Fellow since October 2019, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation scholarship since July 2024.
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