Kash Kash

Kash Kash
Lebanon/ Germany/ Qatar, 2020, 90’
in Arabic w/ Arm./Eng. subtitles

Director: Lea Najjar
Co-Author: Alia Haju
Cinematographer: Jonas Schneider
Producers: Max Brunner, Matthias Drescher
Editor: Tobias Wilhelmer
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg/ FFL (Film und Fernsehlabor Ludwisgburg)

In the Levant, “Kash Hamam” is a pigeon game that dates back to the most remote times. Today, this practice restores color to the Beirut sky and picks up the pieces of a society fragmented on a political and a sectarian base. An ode to hope and freedom. During the recent political collapse of Lebanon, we embark on a journey from roof to roof. When it all perishes, why do we hold on to flying? The film observes a city in turmoil from the perspective of three pigeon players and a young girl fighting to release her own birds.

Awards

Next:Wave Award, CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022; Special Jury Prize, Millenium Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 2022.

Lea Najjar

 Lea Najjar was born in Vienna in 1994 and grew up in Beirut. She graduated from the City International School in Beirut and received her Freshman at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2013. She has been studying documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg since 2014, creating several short films that have premiered in numerous international festivals.

Filmography

Madama Butterfly (2015), Happy Hours (2018), Kash Kash (2020).