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    The Blue Inmates

    Zeina DACCACHE 2021 Lebanon color 76min Arabic DCP
    The film follows the inmates from Roumieh Prison in Lebanon who produce a therapeutical play about their fellow prisoners who are perceived as "mad and possesssed" and are forgotten behind the bars for life. The Blue Inmates attempts to destigmatize the mentally-illed and provide an empathetic look at the inmates' situation. The screenplay was based on the conversations between the filmmaker and the inmates. It also exposes the problematic judiciary system in Lebanon.

    Director

    Zeina DACCACHE

    A director, drama therapist, and the founder of Catharsis-Lebanese Center for Drama Therapy, DACCACHE's works give voice to the marginalized communities in Lebanon, including the prisoners and the oppressed women. The Blue Inmates is her third documentary feature.

    Zeina DACCACHE

    2009 12 Angry Lebanese: The Documentary

    2013 Scheherazde's Diary

    2021 The Blue Inmates

    Director, Screenwriter: Zeina DACCACHE
    Cinematographer: Karim GHORAYEB
    Editor: Miriam GEAGEA
    Sound: Raed YOUNAN
    Music: Andrea SALVADORI

    Zeina DACCACHE
    Zeina@catharsislcdt.org 

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