Beirut DC/ Aflamuna has, for over two decades, continually strived to meet the current needs of independent filmmakers and audiences from across the 22 countries making up the Arab region. The director of Beirut DC/ Aflamuna, Jad Abi-Khalil states:
Beirut DC/ Aflamuna has, for over two decades, continually strived to meet the current needs of independent filmmakers and audiences from across the 22 countries making up the Arab region. The director of Beirut DC/ Aflamuna, Jad Abi-Khalil states:
I work carefully and imperceptibly below the surface when it comes to freedom of artistic expression. Deep down I stand by those who want to break it but remind them of realities above the surface. At the same time, the water becomes shallower. This is my duty as a producer.
(Faisal Kiwewa, Bayimba, Uganda.)