“I want to prosper again.” Icarus Films has revealed an official trailer for Lyd, a documentary film about a Palestinian city that is now an Israeli city. This is opening in the US in very limited theaters (starting in New York at the Firehouse Cinema) later in April, with more to follow. A story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world – what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become. It’s called a “sci-fi” doc because it presents a look at what this city would’ve been if the Israeli occupation never occurred. Using never-before-seen archival footage of the Israeli soldiers who carried out the massacre & expulsion, the city explains these events were so devastating that they fractured her reality, and now there are two Lyds –– one occupied and one free. As the film unfolds, it follows a chorus of characters through their daily lives – and vivid animations use the language of speculative fiction to envision an alternate reality where the same doc characters live free from the trauma of the past and the violence of the present. As the film shifts between fantastical & documentary realities, it ultimately leaves the viewer questioning which future should prevail. A powerful & important work of cinema that not only examines the truth but also uses art to make us think. // Continue Reading ›
Official Trailer for Sci-Fi Doc ‘Lyd’ – About an Ancient City in Palestine
