Synopsis

A glassed van roams the streets of Beirut, home to a camera that explores the city behind the glass. Along the way, several people are invited to share a personal moment in this moving confessional. Each one comes as a face, a body, a posture, a voice, an attitude, an emotion, a point of view, a memory. Their confessions are true, blunt, and intimate.However, soon enough, the van empties again, and roams Beirut; restlessly looking for something, for someone.

Director Biography

Sarah Francis is a Lebanese filmmaker who  grew up and studied in Beirut. Since 2005, she has been working as a freelancer for regional production companies and as researcher for regional museum productions. Her first feature film and documentary Birds of September (2013), which she directed and produced, premiered in the CPH:DOX main competition then screened in over 30 international festivals and museums including Stedelijk Museum, DOXA, among others and won several awards. As Above, So Below is her second feature film and premiered at the Berlinale Forum 2020. She is currently developing her first narrative project.