Beirut: a second life for the Royal Cinema in Bourj Hammoud

Director Karl Hadifé has restored this 1950s venue into an art house cinema. Major cleaning, restoration and refurbishment work was necessary to bring the cinema out of its state of disrepair.

"The space will operate in art house mode. With curations of films by authors, new performances, immersive dance and theatre shows. A one-off programme, but always of high standards and with prices accessible to everyone. Because my partner Julien Boutros and I want art not to the priviledge of an elite" - Karl Hadifé for L'Orient-le-Jour.

Photo: DR.