From Beneath the Earth and Beyrouth Street: Hip Hop au Liban

Date: Wed, Mar 21, 2018 06:30PM
Price: Free

Tickets for this screening will be available at the Tickets Desk on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 5:30 pm on the day of the screening.

Our Music on Film series features a new screening each Wednesday evening — free for all to enjoy. Coinciding with our Listening to Art, Seeing Music experience, the series demonstrates the power of music and the arts to unite people across cultural, geographic, and political borders.

From Beneath the Earth

Sami Alalul, 2017, 21 min., PG

From Beneath the Earth highlights the struggles in life and art of five Palestinian musicians as they grapple with and attempt to transcend politics.

Beyrouth Street: Hip Hop au Liban

Salim Saab, 2017, 55 min., PG Presented in English, Arabic, and French with English subtitles.

Franco-Lebanese journalist, radio host, and rapper Salim Saab chronicles Beirut’s thriving hip-hop scene. Interviews, live footage, and cameos from past and present members of the movement capture the sounds of a city in flux as artists react to and embody their surroundings.

These screenings may contain mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.