A stream of consciousness tribute to North Lebanon, guided by the voices of my living lineage
/ scenes from a short film project
screened by The Downtown Festival at Roxy Cinema 10.2025 𓂀 thank you
bts & stills of Amen Break
screenings
Chelsea Film Festival 10.25 Richmond International Film Festival 9.25 Gaithersburg Film Festival 4.25
✶ thank you
“This picture was taken in أنفة / Anfeh, a coastal town in northern Lebanon. My family lives in a village nearby, so we’re often here. The same plastic chairs, the same order of Almaza and carrot sticks, the same men with sunburned shoulders.
On this day, we couldn’t go into the water. The Mediterranean was wild and meters high. Each time I edged closer with my camera, the locals eyed protectively. Lebanon is like that; everyone is your parent.
I asked my cousin to sit for the photo. You see a girl. I see a cedar. To stay steady inside a crashing wave is to be Lebanese.
“الحمد لله ,For the taste of salt
— Lamya Razzouk / @lamya.______
📷: Olympus Mju Panorama
🎞️: Kodak Portra 400
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