
To honor the brand-new restoration of Jocelyne Saab’s 1985 film, The Razor’s Edge, and the recently restored works of Heiny Srour, BAM presents a selection of important films directed by Lebanese women between the 1970s and 2010s. This series gathers stories that attempt to bear witness to and make sense of the region’s conflicts, particularly the Lebanese Civil War (1975—90), which remains a major influence on both the filmmakers and people of the country to this day.
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BAM Film provided by
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Film
The Razor's Edge
Oct 17—Oct 23, 2025
The Razor's Edge
Oct 17—Oct 23, 2025Set amid the Lebanese Civil War, journalist and filmmaker Jocelyn Saab’s fiction feature debut centers the unlikely bond formed between a painter and a teen who grew up in war-torn Beirut. -
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Where Do We Go Now?
Oct 19—Oct 21, 2025
Where Do We Go Now?
Oct 19—Oct 21, 2025A group of women band together to prevent their stubborn men from igniting a full-blown religious war in Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s comedic drama. -
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A Perfect Day
Oct 19—Oct 20, 2025
A Perfect Day
Oct 19—Oct 20, 2025A man in Beirut struggles with unrequited love, an afflicted mother, and a sleep disorder in a city of ghosts over the course of one transformative day. -
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Three Films by Heiny Srour
Oct 17—Oct 21, 2025
Three Films by Heiny Srour
Oct 17—Oct 21, 2025BAM is thrilled to screen three films by the great Lebanese auteur Heiny Srour for one night only, including a sneak preview of Srour’s work-in-progress epilogue to The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived. -
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A Civilized People
Oct 18—Oct 22, 2025
A Civilized People
Oct 18—Oct 22, 2025Set during the Lebanese Civil War, Randa Chahal Sabbag’s darkly comedic drama follows the disparate lives of those who remain in the war torn city.