Lawrence Abu Hamdan reveals veiled tactics when he notices that, during the pandemic, even though air traffic over Lebanon was at a standstill, the noise caused by Israeli planes became a strong and constant hum in the lives of citizens, creating atmospheric violence.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan is already a well-known and prolific name in international short films at IndieLisboa. His work is very political and focuses on capturing and interpreting audio.
Due to Covid, airplanes have left the skies of Beirut, but noise pollution has increased. Israeli fighter jets fly over the city around 50 times a day. Lawrence Abu Hamdan investigates, archives all these records and systematically shows us the neighboring country’s unconventional levels of oppression.
The Israel-Palestine conflict is finally getting the global spotlight it should have had decades ago, but Palestine is not the only country to suffer the repercussions of Israel’s absurd and unnecessary war capabilities. Lawrence Abu Hamdan makes us look to the skies over Lebanon with ears wide open to the inescapable levels of noise violence committed against the people of Beirut. (Rui Mendes)
