Screening | Diary of a Sky

DIARY OF A SKY records the invisible militarization and violence taking place in the sky above the Lebanese capital Beirut, by tracking noise levels and their sources, as well as their impact on people’s daily lives. The film, using various footage from throughout the year 2020 as well as text and voice overs, documents Beirut’s sky as a backdrop of the political and military tensions taking place above and around the city, including Israeli surveillance planes, the humming of generators, and the Beirut port explosion.

Lawrence Abu Hamdan has over a decade of experience investigating audio and a doctorate from the University of London on the role of sound in legal investigations. In 2023 he founded Earshot, the world’s first not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the study of audio for human rights and environmental advocacy. His work has been presented in the form of forensic reports, lectures and live performances, films, publications, and exhibitions all over the world. In 2019, he was awarded the Turner Prize. His film “Diary of a Sky” (2024) screened at festivals around the world including Visions du Réel, Toronto International

Film Festival and CPH:DOX. Diary of a Sky by Lawrence Abu Hamdan (@lawrenceabuhamdan) 44’32”/ Lebanon / documentary / 2024 with English subtitles Curated by @zaherj_ Zobrazovat míň