{"id":3116,"date":"2024-12-07T08:54:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/?page_id=3116"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:24:33","slug":"a-lovers-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/projects\/a-lovers-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lover&#8217;s Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull toolbar-flex tac-ar-direction-ltr tac-header has-custom-tac-yellow-color has-custom-tac-black-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-04a798a3ed0eafb153b0083a47cb7ee1 is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b533f2b3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-poppins-font-family\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);\">An animated history of Beirut<br>between 1860 and 1982<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tac-projects-text-padding is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);\">Created &amp; Directed by Alfred Tarazi<br>Lead Animation by Alaa Fleifel \ud83d\udc14<br>Original Music &amp; Sound by Fadi Tabbal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);\">&#8220;A Lover\u2019s Manifesto&#8221; is an animated history of Beirut from its inception as a modern city in 1860 to its invasion by the &#8220;Isr*eli&#8221; army in 1982. It follows the birth and development of two phenomena that have radically changed this city: the Sexual Liberation and the Palestinian Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);\">Animators: Effa Zantout &amp; Alaa Ayyad<br>Animation Intern: Elissa Dbouk<br>Research &amp; Archiving: Maissa Maatouk &amp; Alfred Tarazi<br>Arabic Translation: Ziad Chakaroun<br>Projection Mapping: Ayman Nahle<br>Subtitles: Mario Touma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);\"><strong>WARNING<\/strong><br>The following imagery may trigger epileptic seizures.<br>Viewer discretion is advised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c06d165c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/ALM-Gif-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4844\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignfull is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--3\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><em>Through a collection of historical narratives, the film recreates the complex history of a city that stood at the vanguard of Arab modernity. As the narration unfolds, we follow the lives of two characters, Georgina Rizk Miss Universe 1971 and Ali Hasan Salameh, the Chief Security officer of the Palestine Liberation Organization.<br><br>Through the intertwined destinies of these two popular legends, we explore the profound changes these movements have had on the local and global stage. As the narration develops, we analyze how these two movements created vivid images which paved the way for the transgressions of the Lebanese Civil War. We ultimately follow how in this bloody context, the ideas to liberate land and body were demised by the pornography of flesh and war.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0001_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h03m42s138.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0003_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h30m16s461.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/ALM-Gif-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4878\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignfull is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--4\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><em>This project started its animation production on January of 2024, and had its debut public screenings in Dora on September of the same year. Two screenings took place before the bombardment of the occupational forces escalated heavily in Beirut. After the temporary ceasefire on November 29th, multiple screenings resumed in the same location, garnering hundreds of visiting audience members, leaving the venue wanting more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1217\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Screening-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screening-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screening-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screening-1-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screening-1-768x487.jpg 768w, 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has-text-align-left is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--5\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><em>This documentary is one elaborate collage of archived material, woven intricately to tell the stories that hope to make sense of this little place called Beirut.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Screens_0005_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h29m02s233.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0005_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h29m02s233.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/theanimationcollective.me\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screens_0005_vlcsnap-2025-01-05-14h29m02s233-300x169.jpg 300w, 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