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OFFICIAL TRAILER
LOGLINE
My Life in Limbo is an interactive web-documentary that tells the story of a single mother of four from Damascus who operates a hair salon out of her cramped one-bedroom apartment in Beirut's Armenian quarter.
SYNOPSIS
Manal is a single mother of four from Damascus who has lived in Lebanon for eight years. To make ends meet, she operates a hair salon out of her cramped one-bedroom apartment in Bourj Hammoud, Beirut’s Armenian quarter. Her youngest son, Jamil, is an up-and-coming rap artist who goes by the name Jico El-Irani. Her eldest daughter, Riham, was recently attending university in Damascus but had to abandon her studies because of the war. This interactive webdoc tells the story of a family searching for the possibility of a brighter future while together facing the challenges of life in limbo.
LONG SYNOPSIS
Manal is a single mother of four from Damascus who has lived in Lebanon for eight years. To make ends meet, she operates a hair salon out of her cramped one-bedroom apartment in Bourj Hammoud, Beirut's Armenian quarter. The neighbourhood is home to Lebanon’s first wave of refugees — Armenians who escaped genocide in the early 1900s — and is now a melting pot of Syrians, Palestinians, Egyptians and other migrant and refugee communities.
Both of Manal's sons have been out of school for several years and work to help support the family. Her youngest son, Jamil, is an up-and-coming rap artist who goes by the name Jico El-Irani and who has amassed a modest but dedicated following on social media. Her eldest daughter, Riham, was recently attending university in Damascus but had to abandon her studies because of the war. Manal’s youngest daughter, Reem, is deaf and left school because of the lack of resources for refugee students with special needs. To pass the time, Reem helps her mother in the salon. This interactive web-doc tells the story of a family searching for the possibility of a brighter future while together facing the challenges of life in limbo .
Both of Manal's sons have been out of school for several years and work to help support the family. Her youngest son, Jamil, is an up-and-coming rap artist who goes by the name Jico El-Irani and who has amassed a modest but dedicated following on social media. Her eldest daughter, Riham, was recently attending university in Damascus but had to abandon her studies because of the war. Manal’s youngest daughter, Reem, is deaf and left school because of the lack of resources for refugee students with special needs. To pass the time, Reem helps her mother in the salon. This interactive web-doc tells the story of a family searching for the possibility of a brighter future while together facing the challenges of life in limbo .
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Montréal Digital Web Fest (World Premiere - Montreal, Canada)
September 24-26, 2020
**WINNER: JURY AWARD
NYC Web Fest (New York City, USA)
November 13-15, 2020
**NOMINEE: BEST DOCUMENTARY/UNSCRIPTED
To view complete list of nominees, CLICK HERE
Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, USA)
**OFFICIAL SELECTION
November, 2020
Festival Internacional de Cine Con Medios Alternativos (Mexico City, Mexico)
December 1-5, 2020
**WINNER: BEST WEB-DOC
Asia Web Awards (Seoul, South Korea)
December 12, 2020
**WINNER: BEST SCREENPLAY IN A REALITY & DOCUMENTARY
**NOMINEE: BEST CREATOR & BEST DIRECTOR IN A REALITY& DOCUMENTARY, BEST DOCUMENTARY
Santa Monica WebFest (Santa Monica, USA)
**EARLY BIRD SELECTION
June 25-27, 2021
THE WEBSITE
THE PARTICIPANTS
VIDEO CLIPS
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Jamil aka Jico performing a couple of his songs. He hopes to build a career as a rap artist one day.
He is steadily building his audience on Instagram and YouTube. He lists Eminem and Tupac as his inspirations.
He is steadily building his audience on Instagram and YouTube. He lists Eminem and Tupac as his inspirations.
Produced with the financial support of:
