A city holding its breath—then everything changed. This travel doc became a time capsule overnight.
Beirut, Lebanon's capital has a long history of political and social unrest that still makes headlines today. Globe Trekker's Beirut City Guide captures the city in more optimistic days, two weeks before the latest outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon between Israeli and Hezbollah forces in July 2006. Globe Trekker Megan McCormick explores the neighborhoods of Basta, Solidere, Gemayze and the Hezbollah District and finds a city in the midst of regeneration. She gets a glimpse at Beirut's future when meeting up with a group of young Arabic hip hop artists, who are eager to live in peace and put the country's political troubles in the past.
Direction
Accidental historical freight—no filmmaker plans for war.
Production
Captures a version of Beirut that no longer exists.
Director
Dominic Allan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beirut's 2006 war destroyed much of what McCormick filmed, making this an accidental elegy.
Globe Trekker rarely becomes historically significant; this episode did because reality outpaced production.
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