A post-graduation party in Beirut, held within striking distance of displaced citizens, reflects a broader discourse — and...
12 JUNE 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Zoukak embodied a rarity in the Lebanese theatre world, running ten years longer than its intrepid founders expected.
5 JUNE 2026 • By Amelia Izmanki
Lebanon is a quiet, at times ominous, presence in A Sad and Beautiful World, an unexpected and moving...
5 JUNE 2026 • By Alex Demyanenko
The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.
8 MAY 2026 • By Nur Turkmani
The Mediterranean, generative yet unstable, is a site of passage and border, a space of paradise and ruin.
1 MAY 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
Rather than offer a linear retelling of Lebanon’s history, the film draws our attention to the internal rhymes...
10 APRIL 2026 • By Darío Karim Pomar Azar
Provoking the Territory subverts readers' expectations as it reveals how an architect was shaped by Beirut.
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Bridget Peak
In her column, Amal Ghandour ruminates on Lebanese poet Nadia Tueni and the director who filmed her, Maroun...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Forbidden or taboo love? In a world where we live free, how could such stymied conventions continue to...
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
Tamara Stepanyan’s latest documentary, My Armenian Phantoms, interweaves film history with an intimate coming-of-age story.
17 OCTOBER 2025 • By Jim Quilty
Join Jordan Elgrably, Editor-in-Chief of The Markaz Review and Senior Editor Lina Mounzer for readings from TMR's newest...
19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Biswajit Sengupta
New SWANA films respond to genocide and starvation while urging viewers to act beyond passive consumption of the...
12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Yassin El-Moudden
