A woman’s collapse amid Beirut’s urban ruins sparks an exploration of humanity’s connection to physical spaces and a city’s resilience in the face of mortality.
Irene Bartolomé | Lebanon, Spain | 2026 | 70 mins. | Arabic, Catalan, English, Spanish | South Asia Premiere | Filmmaker attending
Sat, Oct 31 | 4:30 PM | Hermann Gmeiner Hall
A woman’s collapse amid Beirut’s urban ruins sparks an exploration of humanity’s connection to physical spaces and a city’s resilience in the face of mortality.
Irene Bartolomé
Irene is a filmmaker from Spain, and living in Beirut, Lebanon. Her first feature-length film, Dream of Another Summer (2026), premiered at CPH:DOX and won the NEXT:WAVE award. She has also directed the short Lunch Times (2017) and co-directed The Williamsburg Houses (2016). Both short films examine different facets of urbanism in Cairo and New York, respectively. Irene holds a BA in Film Editing from ECAM Film School, a Master’s in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, and an MA in Film and Screen Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Producer: Pere Marzo
Writer: Irene Bartolomé
Cinematographer: Pôl Seif
Editor: Irene Bartolomé, Sandra Fatté
Sound: Philippe Ciompi
Music: Kinda Hassan
Cast: Sylvain Perdigon, Nesrine Khodr, Cecilia Bartolomé Pina, Gerard Ortín, May Kassem, Bassam Abou Diab
CPH:DOX 2026 – NEXT:WAVE Award
Jeonju International Film Festival 2026
El Gouna Film Festival 2026
SEMINCI 2026
Torino Film Festival 2026
