Forward Film Production

21/01/2025

‘A State of Passion’ is coming back to after 2 sold out showings in December💥

For one week starting January 30, the documentary will be showing TWICE daily, at 4PM and 6PM.

Don’t miss the chance to see this important documentary on the harrowing of events in Gaza through Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah’s eyes

Trailer:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lUyqGA90akQ

For tickets and bookings, please contact 81 069 530 between 4 and 9 pm.

🗓️January 30 until February 05
⏰ 4PM & 6PM DAILY
📍Metropolis Cinema

Location:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EwuiXUcYVK3BAJYt8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
(or at the 🔗link in bio)

10/09/2024

WE MUST GET THE STORY OUT!
https://vimeo.com/983027978

Ghassan Abu Sittah’s testimony needs to be spread!

After bearing witness to the unprecedented horrors of an ongoing genocide, a war surgeon emerges from Gaza calling for justice and accountability.
A feature-length documentary film by Carol Mansour & Muna Khalidi.
A STATE OF PASSION – حالة عشق coming soon

We need your help to finalize post-production and get the film out as soon as possible.
For donations please go to this link: https://forwardfilmproduction.com/contribution/

For more information about the film and to watch the trailer, visit www.state-of-passion.com or contact us directly.

If you would like to offer a donation in cash, please reach out to us at:
[email protected]
[email protected]

28/06/2024

Aida Returns is screening in Cairo!

🎥 Organized by ZZawya Cairo🗓️Swipe for dates and times

يُعرض فيلم "عائدة" في القاهرة!

🎥 العرض من تنظيم مؤسسة زاوية
🗓️برنامج التواريخ والأوقات مرفق في البوست

MMuna KhalidiFForward Film Production

17/04/2024

Aida Returns screening at Al Madina Theater, Beirut is now SOLD OUT!

08/04/2024

Aida Returns will be screened again in Beirut! April 17, 7:30 PM at Al Madina Theater. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Carol Mansour. This event is free. Your donations will be accepted for the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund through the donation boxes available at the theater. Places are limited, please book your seats in advance through this link: ihjoz.com/events/7800 See you there!

29/07/2022

Tomorrow (Saturday July 30th) the Palestine Museum US is organizing a free screening of a 20 minute-condensed pre-release version of our upcoming film "Aida Returns".
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Mansour and producer Muna Khalidi

Join us at 7pm Beirut/ Jerusalem time, by signing up at this link: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events

31/05/2022

"Aida Returns": Our amazing friend Nasser Jaber has taken it upon himself to help us raise the funds we need to cover the costs of post-production and complete this film, by starting a GoFundMe page.
Please check it out and consider donating. Please share it with others.

The Yafa Foundation have generously committed a contribution of $7,500 as soon as we reach $27,500!

In "Aida Returns" Carol documents her mother's life during her final years as she struggled with Alzheimer’s. In intimate conversations with her mother, Carol captures Aida’s recollections of her life in Yafa, which resurfaced as the disease progressed. Following her death in 2015, Carol then chronicles the return of her mother’s ashes to Yafa.

Mansour’s newest film “Aida Returns”, a personal film about her mother. Carol docu… Nasser Jaber needs your support for Aida Returns - A film by Carol Mansour

17/04/2022

Successful screening of "Sisterhood" at Haven

Thank you Migrant Community Center - Lebanon UN Women እኛለኛ በስደት Egna Legna Besidet
Muna Khalidi

06/04/2022

Screening very soon...

This is "Trailer sisterhood 1.mp4" by Forward Film Production on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

05/03/2022

"Shattered: Beirut 6.07" will be screening at Al Ard Doc Film Festival on Friday, March 11th.

Carol Mansour
Daraj Media Daraj Media English

30/09/2021

"A privilege and a responsibility: A letter from Carol Mansour"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPVTfl8kbS0&ab_channel=HivosPeopleUnlimited

An open letter to young people

Documentary filmmaking is source of a joy, a privilege, and a responsibility, Carol Mansour tells us in this letter illustrated with footage from her films t...

30/07/2021

"ّهؤلاء الباقون" … Those Still Standing

بعد عام على انفجار مرفأ بيروت، أهالي المدينة لا يزالون يترنحون تحت وطأته.
المخرجة كارول منصور Carol Mansour تقارب الذكرى وحكايات الناجين في هذا الفيلم القصير.

Daraj Media
Daraj Media English

بعد عام على انفجار مرفأ بيروت، أهالي المدينة لا يزالون يترنحون تحت وطأته. المخرجة كارول منصور تقارب الذكرى وحكايات الناجين في هذا الفيلم القصير."Those Still ...

28/06/2021

Happy to share the news that "SHATTAERD: Beirut 6.07", directed by Carol Mansour was awarded the Prix Spécial du Festival International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva

"Touché par la force de l’espoir dans un contexte de catastrophe et de tragédie et la volonté de témoigner d’une caméra, triste, émouvante et affrontant tous les dangers, le Festival décerne un Prix spécial à BRISES: BEYROUTH 6.07 de Carol MANSOUR (Liban)."

Daraj Media Daraj Media English Open Society Foundations
Alia Ibrahim Diana Moukalled

30/03/2021

Happy to announce that "Shattered: Beirut 6.07" has been selected for screening at the upcoming San Diego Arab Film Festival this June!
Carol Mansour
Daraj Media
Daraj Media English
Open Society Foundations

22/03/2021

Thrilled to be sharing the news that "Shattered: Beirut 6.07" won the Best Documentary Short Film award at the 2021 SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York last night!

Many thanks to Daraj Media Daraj Media English for the support, especially to Alia Ibrahim, Diana Moukalled, & Hazem El-Amin
Thanks to Open Society Foundations

Mabrouk to Carol Mansour!

Kudos to the SRFF2021 for putting together a a wonderful festival despite all the challenges.