The 2019 Bank of Melbourne Lebanese Film Festival Australia runs throughout the country between August to November.

Becs speaks with festival Co-Director Jessica Khoury as the crowd fills in to the screening of 'Wanted' (مطلوبين). 

A sharing of culture through the screen can bring diverse audiences together, and who doesn't enjoy the feeling of a crowd united in laughter? 

LFFAU brings cinema that shows the multifaceted stories of Lebanon, and last year they premiered Nadine Labaki's Oscar Nominated 'Capharnaum'. The team certainly have a good eye for spotting these stories first! 

This is the second time the leg of the festival has been showcased in Melbourne, featuring 'Wanted'  (Dir. Nibal Arakji 2019), 'Good Morning' (Dir. Bahij Hojeij 2018) and 'On The Footsteps Of Christ Dir. Philippe Aractingi 2018). 

Interview - Rebecca Maakasa, recorded at Melbourne Central Hoyts Cinemas Friday 11th October 2019 8:45pm