More than 60,000 Israelis are unable to return to their homes.
Its open but there is bombing all around.
Sassine recently re-embraced the profession with short filmCoyotesby Palestinian director Said Zagha.
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Suddenly, everything is off the table again.
I dont have time to experience one emotion, to then be experiencing another one, she says.
He suggests this is an issue across the entire of the entire Levant region.
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Its easier to make a Saudi film, even if its bad film, where theyll get the viewership.
Against this backdrop, some filmmakers are attempting to push on with their projects.
We did the revolution, but that didnt lead anywhere, and weve got the same corrupted state.
There was no electricity, so everyone was on solar systems.
We started writing something beautiful.
We are three generations: Yusuf is the older generation.
Then, its me in my 40s.
Then you have the young, stand-up comedian, she says.
Daccache was hoping to kick off the play in Beirut next January.
This is now in the air, but the trio continue to meet and film their interactions.
Id booked the theatre but dont know whether there will be a play or not, she says.
We would have been meeting to rehearse, but now were filming our exchanges about the situation.
Were currently sharing the script with the stars and waiting for their feedback from the stars.
Depending on their availability, were hoping to shoot around September 2025, she says.
Post production will be between the Italy and France.
