APSA for Best Documentary Feature Film
BEIRUT DIARIES: TRUTH, LIES AND VIDEOS (Yaoumiyat Beirut: Hakaek wa Akatheeb) Lebanon. Produced by Mai Masri and Jean Chamoun
Through the story of a young Beirut woman, Beirut Diaries provides an eyewitness account of the spontaneous sit-in by hundreds of thousands of Lebanese young people after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Through the turbulent experiences, dreams and disillusions of the filmmaker’s young friends, the film explores the critical transformations and crucial questions facing Lebanon in this troubled period.
