[LCM Articles] Video Letter from Beirut's NGO - network SAMIDOUN

[Brahim Dagher]

Press Release, August 4th 2006

Re: Video Letter from Beirut's NGO - network SAMIDOUN

Dear Madame, dear Sir,

Beirut based film collective Beirut DC is addressing the international 
community in a four-minute video-letter "From Beirut to... those who love 
us".

The collective is part of grassroots coalition SAMIDOUN which set up the 
first relief centre for refugees in Beirut, the last count hold around 
10,000 internally displaced persons who have fled from Southern Lebanon and 
the southern suburbs of Beirut. It's various committees, like the medical 
team, the meal distribution team or the social intervention team carry out 
various projects in support of the refugees. (see more below)

The video-letter raises awareness for the situation in Lebanon and shows 
alternative images to the ones we see in the media on a daily basis. Beirut 
DC aims the film to be shown in cinemas and cultural spaces all over the 
world, encourages a wide distribution of the work and welcomes TV stations 
to acquire the broadcast rights. All revenue from TV-sales will be entirely 
used to finance the work of SAMIDOUN.

The first TV transmission will be made by ARTE on August 8th. In Germany the 
first art-house theatres start showing the film before to the regular film 
screenings by next week to create awareness and help fund-rising for 
SAMIDOUN.


You can watch the video on http://www.beirutletters.org

and order a free DVD with English and French subtitles at info at mecfilm.de or 
+49-251-663346 (contact: Irit Neidhardt / Germany).

Donations are welcomed at
Samidoun c/o Green Line Association
- Bank Name: Bank of Koweit and Arab World
- Swift Code: BKAWLBBE
- Account Number: 6189003

Please don't hesitate to contact us for further information, for interviews 
or photos.

With kind regards

Jad Abi Khalil (Beirut DC), phone: +961-3-853625, mail: beirutdc at inco.com.lb 
or jadabikhalil at gmail.com



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| brahim dagher |