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Jad Andari · Lebanon · Documentary / Experimental · 30 min · 57K views

Directed by Jad Andari · 2026

After the 2024 war in Lebanon, a filmmaker travels through China at Spring Festival, his images narrated only by WhatsApp messages from friends and family.

A tender diary film where voice notes from home turn a trip through China into a meditation on belonging.

This film follows my trip through China during the Spring Festival season. The voice overs and music are entirely composed of Whatsapp messages from friends and family.

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