On Fire

عالنّار

Lebanon 2025, 10:24 min.

Director: Lynn Najem
Cast: Rania Hassan Mroueh
Producer / School: Maria Charbel Mhawej / Lebanese University
Genre: Fiction, Documentary
Age Category: 18-22 years
Language: Arabic

It’s morning time in the village in southern Lebanon, where Shadia lives on her own. As she starts preparing her coffee, a voice on loudspeakers urges everyone in the village to leave their homes, as there is a bomb threat. Should she stay or should she go?
This gripping film begins with the fictional story of an undecided woman. The outro shows in real, journalistic photos the cruelty of war, including humans who are injured or dead.
Text: Lotta Schwerk

Lynn Najem (*2002) is a writer, journalist and filmmaker. Already, she has published the poetry book In Another Life and the novel Fat Al Mi’ad. Currently she studies at the Lebanese University.On Fireis her first short film.
Content Notes: War, death/dead bodies

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