The screening on Tue 8th Nov was followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Zeina Daccache hosted Clara El Akiki, co-founder of Roots Resistance.
Actor, drama therapist and director Zeina Daccache is on a mission to reform penal law in Lebanon. The Blue Inmates, follows the making of a theatre production depicting inmates suffering from mental health issues, isolated within “The Blue Building” in Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison, portrayed by their fellow inmates in general population.
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