Irish director Stephen Gerard Kelly's first documentary, "In The Shadow of Beirut", officially shortlisted for the Oscars, exposes the distressing and tragic reality of the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps in Lebanon.
"The strength of this film is that it is not a political film. It's a film about love, about the importance of family", the director told Arab News. "The film draws on very diverse communities where there are Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinians, Lebanese nomads, all trying to provide for their families and communities and help each other."