One Man Village, The Lebanon / Germany
2008, 86min.
Prod.: Irit Neidhardt, Jad Abi-Khalil, Simon El Habre, Script/Dir./Edit.: Simon El Habre, Dir. of Phot.: Bassem Fayad, Marc Karam, Sound: Chadi Roukoz.
Cast: Simon El Habre.
A moving, poignant story, One Man Village is Simon El Habre's documentary on the life of his elderly uncle, farmer Semaan El Habre. As the only remaining inhabitant of Ain El Hazaroun, a small village outside Beirut, Semaan stubbornly stays put, while other villagers, who fled the besieged village during the 15-year civil war, have failed to return. Recounting the remarkable hardships and isolation faced by his uncle, El Habre's film highlights the impact the country's bitter in-fighting has had on countless similar villages and towns, which were left deserted and ruined.
Awards
Muhr Arabic Documentaries - Special Jury Prize (Dubai IFF, 2008).
Production Company
Beirut DC
Simon El Habre / simon@beirutdc.org
Jad Abi Khalil / jad@beirutdc.org
General Information / info@beirutdc.org
Tel/Fax: +961-1-293212
| El Habre, Simon Simon El Habre
Graduated from the Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in 2001, before directing commercials and news reports for channels including MBC, Al-Arabia and Al-Jazeera, as well as Editing a number of short films. The One Man Village is his directorial debut.
Filmography
The One Man Village (2008).
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