Beirut Dreams in Color

Year
2022
Country
USA, UK, Lebanon
Duration:
29 mins

Overview

Beirut Dreams in Color follows Mashrou’ Leila, a Lebanese indie rock band pushing back on decades of repression and prosecution against the LGBTQ+ community in the Middle East. The band has attracted passionate followers in the movement and utilizes music as a tool for healing and rebellion as a way to embrace queer identity in the historically oppressive governments of the Middle East.


U.S. Premiere

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Production Team

Director
Michael Collins
Producers
Michael Collins
Marty Syjuco
James Costa
Sarah Kaskas

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Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2022 Mountainfilm Festival.

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Helem

Helem, is the first LGBTQIA+ rights organization in the Arab world, officially established in Beirut, Lebanon in 2001. Its mission is to lead the struggle for the liberation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Intersex, Transgendered, Queer (LGBTQIA+) and other people with non-conforming sexualities and/or gender identities in Lebanon and the SWANA region from all sorts of violations of their individual and collective civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Our goal is to empower young LGBTQIA+ leaders to advocate for their own liberation. We seek to create initiatives and spaces where our communities can leverage unity through diversity and build power. We protect and support individuals with the resources to resist the harm caused by homophobia and transphobia. We empower our youth through education and community building, and we mobilize to change the laws, policies, and practices that deny us equality and reduce our quality of life.

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