The World According to Monsieur Khiar (2015) - Trailer
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Directed by Sjors Swierstra
After ten years of working in war zones as a documentary photographer for The New York Times and Vanity Fair, Dutchman Jeroen Robert Kramer decides to start a new life as an artist in Lebanon. In his hometown Beirut he meets Monsieur Khiar, an elderly gentleman in whom he recognizes a better version of himself. “Khiar is the hero I could never be”, Kramer states: “he is the most impressive person I’ve ever met in my life”. Their walks through the old neighborhoods of Beirut, their talks about art, literature and the beauty of small things become a source of inspiration for Kramer. Instead of focusing on the spectacular, and feeling shame and remorse about photographing people in the worst moments of their lives, Kramer attempts to tell an everyday story. A story which can help him to transform the scars of his past into a work of art. As Monsieur Khiar refuses to be photographed Kramers fascination turns into an obsession.
Nominated for:
IDFA, Competition for Dutch Documentary, 2015
Nederlands Film Festival, Gouden Kalf Competition, 2016
Prix Europa, TV Documentary, 2016
Screened at:
Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days, 2016
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Festival, Macedonia, 2016
100% DOC Forum Des Images, Paris, 2016
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