Un hommage cinématographique à Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil Joreige.

La Metropolis Cinema Association consacre un cycle de films à l’œuvre unique de Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil Joreige. Un voyage au cœur de la mémoire libanaise. Duo dont le cinéma tisse un langage singulier entre documentaire, fiction, arts visuels et archives.
Un voyage libanais sur la mémoire et la résistance.
À travers quatre films, ce cycle permet de découvrir ou redécouvrir leur univers sur grand écran. Un cinéma profondément ancré au Liban, qui interroge l’intime, l’exil, l’oubli et la résistance.
Ce cycle fait écho à l’exposition Remembering the light présentée par les deux artistes au musée Sursock, jusqu’au 4 septembre.
Un voyage de l’histoire en quatre films.
Le voyage commence les 21 et 22 juillet, puis reprend les 28 et 30 juillet 2025. Il débute avec Memory Box, une œuvre bouleversante. Une fille y découvre le passé secret de sa mère à travers des carnets et des cassettes venues de Beyrouth. Sélectionné aux Oscars pour le Liban, ce film a conquis le public au Festival de San Francisco. Il fut aussi nommé pour l’Ours d’Or à Berlin.
Puis vient Je veux voir, un film marquant avec Catherine Deneuve. Ensemble avec Rabih Mroué, elle parcourt les ruines du Liban après la guerre de 2006. Un dialogue entre l’art, la mémoire et la réalité.
Le cycle continue avec A Perfect Day, où l’errance d’un jeune homme insomniaque croise le deuil silencieux d’une mère. Une quête d’apaisement dans le tumulte de Beyrouth. Le film a reçu le prix FIPRESCI et le prix Don Quichotte à Locarno.
Enfin, The Lebanese Rocket Society raconte un rêve oublié : celui de jeunes Libanais qui, dans les années 60, ont voulu rejoindre la conquête spatiale. Un espoir collectif réactivé à travers les archives et l’imaginaire.
Un retour vers ce que l’on choisit de ne pas oublier.
Ces films ne se contentent pas de montrer. Ils creusent. Ils interrogent ce que nous portons en nous, mais aussi ce que nous décidons de retrouver. Mémoire intime, mémoire historique, ils mêlent les voix d’un pays à celles de ses habitants.
Ce cycle est une invitation à ressentir. À penser. À voir.

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