The First Lebanon War – June, 1982. A lone tank is dispatched to search a hostile town that has already been bombarded by the Israeli Air Force. What seems to be a simple mission gradually spins out of control. Shmuel the gunner, Assi the commander, Herzl the loader and Yigal the driver are the tank’s [...]
A brilliant awarness campaign, made and launched in various streets of Beirut, Lebanon, with a goal to encourage the use of Arabic, a “dying language”.
The idea is of laying big Arabic letters on the streets as if they were dead, surrounded by security tapes, just like the ones of a crime scene, with a “don’t [...]
“It’s just another ordinary day in the life of Suleiman and his delivery service, Shankaboot. But little does he know that his happy-go-lucky existence is about to be turned upside down.”
In a collaboration with BBC World Service Trust, Shankaboot, a Lebanese web episodes production about Suleiman (on scooter delivery boy), Ruwaida and Chadi who are [...]
I have heard of this kinky little campaign in Lebanon a couple of weeks ago but I could not find any pictures. Until today I found some pictures on a fellow’s blog. The campaign is for a Vodka brand callled Stolichnaya and the idea was to put an almost naked lady in a bathtub (they [...]
If you have not heard of MEEN The Band, you are missing quite a lot of fun. Aside from creating their own rock songs, they also take famous songs and sing them in Arabic with a little twist of humour. They have released an album and I am loving the CD cover! Check out their Facebook fan [...]
Flying Kebab is an ongoing movie sliced into small clips. The story is about Nando, a Brazilian photographer who receives an Arabic letter revealing that he has an inheritance in Lebanon. The pilot of “Flying Kebab” shows the life of someone who is about to make the trip of his life, exploring the culture, people, [...]
Nice website to write letters to Beyrouth by submitting them, which then will be published on the website. This is to celebrate the great fact that Beyrouth is the World Book Capital this year! [link]
Very nice montage called Egypt / Lebanon covering the great strong and gray colours in high definition.
