Traces

  • 8 10
  • 2023
  • 9min
Traces
  • Original Title: Traces

As glitches and archival footage reconstruct a lost narrative, this documentary becomes an act of remembrance—an exploration of identity, resistance, and the fragile imprints left behind.

Traces
Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Traces - Amid war’s ruins, lost images reveal hidden identities

Amidst the destruction of 1980s Beirut, a reel of film is unearthed—damaged, fragmented, yet full of echoes from the past. As glitches and archival images flicker across the screen, queer bodies emerge from the shadows, reclaiming space within a history that sought to erase them.

The film is both a documentary and a cinematic excavation, piecing together lost identities in a city ravaged by war, revealing the resilience of those who refuse to be forgotten.

Production Companies

Chantal Partamian


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