IRENE BARTOLOMÉ
No. Index
00. News
01. About
02. Film
03. Other work
04. Screenings
05. Lemu Helu
06. Contact
IRENE BARTOLOMÉ
No. Index
00. News
01. About
02. Film
03. Other work
04. Screenings
05. Lemu Helu
06. Contact
70 minutes. 2026
Spain/Lebanon
DCP Dolby Surround 5.1
Directed by :
Irene Bartolomé
Produced by:
Colibrí Studio (SPA)
The Attic Productions (LEB)
Lemu Helu (SPA)
“Sensorial, Existential Journey”
—Matthew Carey, Deadline
“World Premiere. First feature documentary. Main award in “Next Wave”… and definitely one of the best films I have seen at this year’s CPH:DOX.”
— Tue Steen Müller, Filmkommentarem
“A sensitivity reminiscent of Chantal Akerman‘s work,
and (regrettably) harrowing relevance.”
— Sofia Topi, The People’s Movies
“A film that, through a rigorous formal approach and a conscious gaze, immerses us in a suspended space where the scars of the past, the awareness of the present, and the dreams of the future brush against one another. The city of Beirut is the epicenter of this meditative journey, but the film transcends the local and becomes an existential reflection on the fragility of the human condition.”
— NEXT:WAVE AWARD Jury @ CPH:DOX 2026
SYNOPSIS
A woman's collapse amid urban ruins sparks an exploration of humanity's connection to physical spaces and a city's resilience in the face of mortality.
A woman's collapse amid urban ruins sparks an exploration of humanity's connection to physical spaces and a city's resilience in the face of mortality.
CREDITS
Director, Writer: Irene Bartolomé
Producer: Pere Marzo, Irene Bartolomé
Co-producer: Elie Kamal
Cinematography: Pôl Seif
Edit: Sandra Fatté, Irene Bartolomé
Sound design and Mix: Philippe Ciompi
Music: Kinda Hassan
Colour Grading: Christophe Bousquet
CAST
Voice engineer: Sylvain Perdigon
Voice flatmate: Nesrine Khodr
Voice mother: Cecilia Bartolomé Pina
Voice boyfriend: Gerard Ortín
Voice tourist guide: May Kassem
Performance: Bassam Abou Diab
A co-production by
COLIBRÍ STUDIO
LEMU HELU
THE ATTIC PRODUCTIONS
AWARDS & MENTIONS
· CPH:DOX Next:Wave Award
SCREENINGS
· CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Denmark, March 2026) World Premiere.
· Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival (Greece, March 2026)
· Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea, April 2026)
· Jeonbuk Museum of Art (South Korea, May 2026)
· Golden Apricot - Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia, July 2026)
· Guanajuato Film Festival (Mexico, July 2026)
· DOKUfest International Film Festival (Kosovo, August 2026)
· Festival Cinespaña (France, October 2026)
· El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt, October 2026)
· SEMINCI Semana Internacional de cine de Valladolid (Spain, October 2026)
· Dharamshala International Film Festival (India, October 2026)
· L’Alternativa Festival de Cine Independent de Barcelona (Spain, November 2026)
PRESS
· Deadline REVIEW by Matthew Carey
· The People’s Movies REVIEW by Sofia Topi
· Asharq Al-Awsat REVIEW by Ahmed Adly (in Arabic)
· Filmkommentarem REVIEW by Tue Steen Müller
· Jeonju Review REVIEW by Pedro Segura Bernal
· The Film Verdict REVIEW by Clarence Tsui
· KBS South Korea National Public Radio INTERVIEW (in Spanish)
· Al-Akhbar.com REVIEWby Chafic Tabbara (in Arabic)
FUNDING
ICAA Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales Gobierno de España
European Union - Next GenerationEU
Embassy of Spain in Lebanon
Goethe-Institut - 2021 Support Fund, Weaving Ties
UPF-BSM Laboratorio de acompañamiento editorial de Documentales de Creación - LABED 2022
X Laboratorio de Creación de Guion para Cine - Fundación SGAE 2022
LABS
La Inesperada. Exit 2022
LABED. Laboratorio de acompañamiento editorial de - Documentales de Creación 2022
Fundación SGAE. X Laboratorio de Creación de Guion para Cine 2022
Dirdira lab 2023 – Azala Prize
Festival D’A LAB 2023
Documenta Madrid. Corte Final 2024
Locarno Film Festival. First Look 2024 – Antaviana films Prize
MedFilm Festival. Works in Progress 2024 – IOM Prize