‘Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow’ and ‘Ayed’

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Written By Lama Koubrously

Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow | Fadi [Fdz] Baki
2017 | 29min | Arabic with English Subtitles

A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to Lebanon in 1945 that still haunts an abandoned mansion in Beirut. After being coaxed back out into the limelight, the people who knew him come forward to speak their mind, and the myth that Manivelle has constructed around himself begins to unravel.

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Ayed | Jan Beddegenoodts
2018 | 19min | Arabic with English Subtitles

“What's important now is to get rid of the occupation of the mind.” This film is a portrait of Ayed Fadel, a member of Jazar Crew and one of the leading figures of the Palestinian cultural underground scene

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