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Erased… Ascent of the Invisible (12A*)

Shubbak Festival

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Ghassan Halwani’s debut feature is both a poetic – and a literal search – to uncover suppressed histories, through which he brings into frame into the legacy of the war.

An image caught Ghassan Halwani’s eye as he walked down the street – that of a man, staring out at him from the city walls. He had seen this face before – twenty-five years earlier, he had witnessed that man’s kidnapping. Parts of his face are torn but his features appear unchanged. So begins a quest, as is documented in Halwani’s powerful investigation, to make visible those who are absent – and yet undeniably present.

As the director literally scrapes away at the walls of Beirut’s gentrified neighbourhoods, he underlines the omnipresence of thousands of forcibly disappeared individuals of Lebanon’s 15-year civil war – hidden in the layers of the city, if only you look closely enough

Lebanon 2018 Dir Ghassan Halwani 74 min

* = locally classified by the City of London Corporation

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Barbican Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.