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A Lost Man Series: New Directors/New Films [March 26 - April 6, 2008] Director: Danielle Arbid, Release: 2007, Runtime: 97 In the chaos of the Lebanese civil war, a man is seen running through the streets of Beirut. Twenty years later, his erotic encounter with a woman at a border crossing is captured on film by Thomas (Melvil Poupad), a French photographer who travels the globe in search of extreme experiences to document. Thomas and Fouad (British-Sudanese actor Alexander Siddig) strike up a friendship and embark on a sensual journey through the Middle East. Fouad, suffering a trauma, remembers nothing of the past, and Thomas tries to uncover the mystery of his missing life. In her second feature film, Danielle Arbid explores the sexual taboos of the Arab world, focusing on issues of memory and loss while creating a dynamic pas de deux that begs the question, who is really the lost man? Lebanon/France Sat Apr 5: 6:15pm (WRT) Sun Apr 6: 7:00pm (MoMA) Born in Lebanon, Danielle Arbid left at the age of 17 to study literature and journalism in France. She worked in print media in Paris before turning to filmmaking.

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