To Close Your Eyes and See Fire

On the first anniversary of the explosion in the port of Beirut, thousands of people fill the streets; mourners and protesters. For many, the catastrophic event on August 4, 2020 was no accident, but symptomatic of a corrupt government and its inhumane policies. A portrait that tells of collective trauma at the moment of a historical economic crisis that continues to grip Lebanon. Amid all the conflicts: an embrace.