Abroad (2018)

Original title

الغربة

Directed by

Zayn Alexander

Country

United States

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Lebanese man experiences the emotional distance and cultural dislocation of living abroad. The film follows his interactions and reflections on what it means to be away from home.

poignantintimatecontemplativeunderstatednostalgicbittersweetquietreserved

What happens

Abroad (Arabic: الغربة) is a short film directed by Lebanese filmmaker Zayn Alexander. The film made its world premiere at the 33rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 2, 2018. The Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies awarded Alexander the 2020 Khayrallah Art Prize for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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