Bernadette Hodeib

Ring of fire keeps a sense of menace to the end, the atmosphere is tense. There is no safe haven, and Beirut of yesterday becomes a chilling image of our world at war today .

Carole, a fifty-year-old woman is battling dementia. Her son, Elio, left everything in order to take care of her. Together, they will relive some of the moments that shaped their family.

“The Rain Maker” is a Syrian play starring artist Duraid Lahham and the Syrian theater group Tishreen Family. It is the last play with Duraid Lahham in the lead role. The story of the play challenges citizens to realize their dreams and find solutions to their problems themselves, without waiting for others to solve them. Caesar (Duraid Lahham) was able to bring rain from the earth after everyone was waiting for it to fall from the sky, and this is how the events unfold.

The Happy Bird is a Syrian play directed to children and the family, starring Duraid Lahham and the Tishreen family

In hopes of escaping the constant stress induced by his mother, young Karim spends most of his time with his best friend Joe. They occasionally do drugs together. One night, after consuming salvia, they decide to go out on a ride. What begins as chill and fun ends up leading to far bigger problems.

Ziyad and Maryam are a happy young couple in Lebanon, yet after three years of marriage they remain childless. Due to intense family pressure, they try everything they can but eventually learn that Maryam is infertile. Ziyad repeatedly reassures her of his undying love, but family and social pressure, particularly his evil, meddling mother, gradually poison their happy relationship until the love, enthusiasm and humour of their early days soon take a tragic turn.

Abducted during the Lebanese Civil War and now in his 50s, Ramez is finally a free man. But he returns to society deeply traumatized by the past.