WE CANNOT GO THERE NOW, MY DEAR (directed by Carol Mansour)

Red Cycle in Black Cinema: WE CANNOT GO THERE NOW, MY DEAR

Film maker: Carol Mansour

Synopis
Palestinian refugees have been living in Syria since they had been forced to flee Palestine in 1948. As the Syrian crisis intensifies, they alongside the Syrians have been affected by the war. Their story, however, is more complex. By fleeing Syria and seeking refuge in Lebanon they are becoming a special category of refugees: they are refugees twice over.
As Palestinians they are not entirely welcome in Lebanon. As refugees, their travel documents are not recognized. As Palestinians, this is the second time they lose everything and find themselves once more homeless and stateless.
This documentary film tells part of the story of those twice-over refugees. A story where memories were awakened between one exodus and the other, and where loss invades all things- striking the very self. A story where the causes and consequences are known, but not the closure. A story where lives are continuously being rebuilt and improvised awaiting the return.

The screening will be followed by a discussion.
At the event we will be collecting contributions to support the refugees!

Carol Mansour
BIOGRAPHY

Carol Mansour is an independent documentary film maker. She founded Forward Film Production in 2000 in Beirut, Lebanon. With over 20 years in documentary production, Mansour has covered the world from Sri Lanka to Lebanon to Uzbekistan. She has achieved international recognition and honor for her films, with over thirty film festival screenings and official selections worldwide.
Her films have won numerous prestigious awards including most recently, the Best Documentary award at the Rated SR Festival 2014 in New York, and the Jury’s Special Mention at the FIFOG festival in Geneva for her 2013 film on the plight of Syrian refugee women “Not Who We Are”. Her film on the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon “A Summer Not To Forget” received Best Short International Documentary at the New Zealand Festival. She has also won the Jury’s Prize at the Institute du Monde Arab in Paris and Best Documentary at the Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam.
Her latest documentary film “We cannot go there now, my Dear” has been screened at several festivals in Europe and North America, winning Best Documentary Award at the Al-Ard Film Festival in Sardinina, and the Women Film Critics Circle Award at Rated SR Festival 2015 in New York.
Carol’s work reflects her concern for human rights and social justice, covering issues such as migrant workers, refugees, environmental issues, mental health, war and memory, right to health, and child labor.
Prior to launching Forward Film Production, Carol has produced, directed and hosted numerous live entertainment, magazine, and travel programs for Future Television in Beirut, Lebanon.
Carol is Lebanese of Palestinian origin. She studied in Montreal, Canada, and is currently living and working from Beirut, Lebanon.

LIST OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS
– “We cannot go there now, my Dear” (2014), 42’; the double-refugee experience of Palestinians from Syria
– “Not Who We Are” (2013), 71’; Syrian refugee women in Lebanon
-“We Want To Know” (2012), 42′ ; exploring the memory of the Lebanese civil war
– “Where do I begin?” (2011), 36′; mental health in Lebanon
– “All for the Nation” (2011), 52′; examining the inability of Lebanese women to give the nationality to spouses and children
– “I Come From a Beautiful Place” (2010), 33′; Iraqi and Sudanese refugees in Lebanon
– “Voices from Yemen” (2009), 30′; the challenges facing Yemeni working women
– Maid in Lebanon II (2008), 40′; the connection of female migrant domestic workers with their home countries
– “A Summer Not to Forget” (2007), 27′; chronicling the Israeli war on Lebanon of 2006
– “Invisible Children” (2006), 26′; working children
– “Maid in Lebanon” (2005), 27′; highlighting the plight of female migrant domestic workers
– “100% Asphalt” (2002), 26′; street children of Cairo

WEBSITE: www.forwardfilmproduction.com

Red Dawns Red Cycle takes place every third Sunday in Živko Skvotec (Factory Rog, main building, 1st floor left). We screen feminist and queer movies and discuss exposed issues. Above all it is a place for socializing, networking and the development of ideas and potential actions.

Red cycle is a set of events of the Red Dawns collective.
ORGANIZATION: Red Dawns (KUD Mreža) and Živko Skvotec
PRODUCTION: Forward Film Production

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15. NOVEMBER
20:00
WE CANNOT GO THERE NOW, MY DEAR (directed by Carol Mansour)