‘we are beseiged because the world is watching’
3 08 2006Thanks to Ben, I just found From Beirut to…those who love us. While I am trying not to drip ineffectual tears on my keyboard, I can’t recommend highly enough that you go watch it (BIG Quicktime file). Here’s the background:
This video letter was made on July 21, 2006 at the studios of Beirut DC, a film and cinema collective which runs the yearly Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya Film Festival. This video letter was produced in collaboration with Samidoun, a grassroots gathering of various organizations and individuals who were involved in relief and media efforts from the first day of the Israeli attack on Lebanon. It was also broadcasted at the Biennial of Arab Cinema, organized by the Arab World Institute in Paris.
My thanks to you for posting this. Since hearing of this video letter from your blog, I’ve posted it on my own and have emailed friends and colleagues about it. It is vital that it is seen by as many as possible. We must be inspired by their courage to transform our own distress and anger into real solidarity.