Zakaria Jaber, who lives in constant anxiety in Lebanon, documents the revolution, COVID-19 and the Beirut port explosion over the course of three years.
In his ongoing desire to capture, record and understand Beirut (and by extension himself), director Zakaria Jaber has attempted to tell a coherent story of his city. Towards the end of 2019, the situation in Lebanon brought about a continuous barrage of events that helped to materialise the story of Beirut and culminate in a series of events with fluctuating climaxes. Anxious in Beirut is Zakaria’s personal diary documenting these events – the revolution, the destruction and the demonstrations. These events, which have happened before and will happen again, are part of the cyclical nature of this city. The different details only give rise to new observable symptoms and new forms of necessary adaptability, to an older and inherent systemic problem. Anxious in Beirut is a documentary by Zakaria Jaber.
