WHAT WOULD THE OLIVE TREES DREAM OF DEAR LAYALE
DIRECTOR
Cindy Chehab
COUNTRY
Lebanon
FORM
Documentary
LANGUAGE
Arabic
DURATION
14"
SYNOPSIS
Two friends exchange postcards, bound together by grief over an olive tree burned in the latest Israeli aggression. Weaving their words with postcards from strangers found at the flea market, the olive tree becomes a symbol of belonging – one carried by many diasporic people who share the same grief, born of violence and displacement.
WHAT WOULD THE OLIVE TREES DREAM OF DEAR LAYALE
DIRECTOR
Cindy Chehab
COUNTRY
Lebanon
FORM
Documentary
LANGUAGE
Arabic
DURATION
14"
SYNOPSIS
Two friends exchange postcards, bound together by grief over an olive tree burned in the latest Israeli aggression. Weaving their words with postcards from strangers found at the flea market, the olive tree becomes a symbol of belonging – one carried by many diasporic people who share the same grief, born of violence and displacement.
WHAT WOULD THE OLIVE TREES DREAM OF DEAR LAYALE
DIRECTOR
Cindy Chehab
COUNTRY
Lebanon
FORM
Documentary
LANGUAGE
Arabic
DURATION
14"
SYNOPSIS
Two friends exchange postcards, bound together by grief over an olive tree burned in the latest Israeli aggression. Weaving their words with postcards from strangers found at the flea market, the olive tree becomes a symbol of belonging – one carried by many diasporic people who share the same grief, born of violence and displacement.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
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هنا وهنالك
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The 2026 Beirut edition is supported by Al-MUZAFFIZ - Cultural Grant of the Goethe-Institut Libanon.
© 2026 HERE AND ELSEWHERE FILM FESTIVAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Designed & built by @Lea Skaff
The 2026 Beirut edition is supported by Al-MUZAFFIZ - Cultural Grant of the Goethe-Institut Libanon.
© 2026 HERE AND ELSEWHERE FILM FESTIVAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Designed & built by @Lea Skaff
The 2026 Beirut edition is supported by Al-MUZAFFIZ - Cultural Grant of the Goethe-Institut Libanon.
© 2026 HERE AND ELSEWHERE FILM FESTIVAL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Designed & built by @Lea Skaff