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Metropolis Cinema Hosts Festival Amid Conflict

Updated 2026-05-28 15:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Hania Mroue, founder of Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema, is hosting the second edition of the South Screens Film Festival despite ongoing Israeli air strikes in Lebanon. The festival aims to provide a platform for films and foster cultural resilience.

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Metropolis Cinema Chief Hania Mroue on Opening a Festival in Beirut Amid Israeli Air Strikes: ‘Not Only Are We Surviving the War,’ but We’re Creating ‘Something That Has Meaning’

Hania Mroue, founder and director of Beirut’s beloved Metropolis Cinema — Lebanon’s only arthouse movie theater — is planning to host the second edition of the South Screens (Écrans du Sud) Film Festival on Thursday evening, just as Israel is stepping up air strikes in Lebanon. Mroue is

2026-05-28 15:06 UTC