Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow

film screening | followed by Q&A

14.06.2019 | 18:00
Lebanese International University – Beirut campus
Amphitheatre – Block D

FREE ADMISSION

film synopsis

A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to Lebanon in 1945 that still haunts an abandoned mansion in Beirut. After being coaxed back out into the limelight, the people who knew him come forward to speak their mind, and the myth that Manivelle has constructed around himself starts to unravel.

awards / nominations

Dubai International Film Festival
nominated for best int’l short

International Short Film Week Regensburg
won best short film

Muscat International Film Festival
won the silver khanjar

Firenze FilmCorti Festival
won best documentary

Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival
won best short film

Lebanese Film Festival
won best short film

Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards
won best medium film
won best documentary
won best screenplay
nominated for best director

Arab Film Festival (Malmö)
won best short film

Sapporo International Short Film Festival
jury special mention

SciFi Film Festival Australia
won best international short

Clermont Ferrand
nominated for best int’l short

Boston Underground Film Festival
won best short film

Fribourg Film Festival
nominated for best int’l short

BBC Arabic Film Festival
won best short film

Best of NFMLA Awards
nominated for best int’l comedy

Bucheon International Fantastic Film
nominated for best int’l short