The Secret Garden
Synopsis
The inhabitants of a city awake one morning to find that never-before-seen trees, plants, and flowers suddenly erupted throughout the streets and in the squares. Strange and mysterious events start taking place as Camelia and Nahla investigate the origins of these new and peculiar creatures.
Schedule
1st Screening
5 December 2023, 17:00 GMT+7
2nd Screening
8 December 2023, 13:00 GMT+7
Credits
Nour Ouayda
Nour Ouayda is a filmmaker and film programmer. Her films experiment with various forms of fiction writing in cinema. She is a member of The Camelia Committee with Carine Doumit and Mira Adoumier and part of the editorial committee of the Montreal-based online film journal Hors Champ. Between 2018 and 2023, she was deputy director at Metropolis Cinema Association in Beirut where she managed and developed the Cinematheque Beirut project.
Details
2023 - Cinéma du Réel | Official Selection
2023 - Documenta Madrid | International Competition
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