After winning 14 awards, COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON hits theaters!

In select theaters now: COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON Mounia Akl’s award-winning film, which is being heralded as “dazzling” and “exquisite.” [View Online]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Forward]( Hi there, After earning 14 awards at festivals worldwide, and being heralded as “dazzling” (BFI London Film Festival) and “exquisite” (NETPAC), and [“smart and sensitive”]( (New York Times) COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON opens in select theaters this month, including [The Laemmle]( in Los Angeles on July 22! A compelling family drama and an elegant political allegory, the film centers on the free-spirited Badri clan, who fight to protect their off-the-grid utopia amid toxic pollution and government corruption. Find COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON in [a theater near you]( and scroll down to meet Director Mounia Akl, who BFI calls a “striking new cinematic voice.” – Your fellow Participants [COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON]( Over The Shoulder Of A "Visionary New Talent" COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON (In Select Theaters Now) “One of the greatest achievements of this film [is] how we managed to create something in the middle of one of the worst times in history and in Lebanese history,” says Director Mounia Akl, whose film COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON was filmed amid the pandemic and just months after the August 2020 Beirut port explosion that claimed more than 200 lives. “It reminded me of the importance of telling stories and I do believe that in a year like that, telling a story was really like an act of resistance.” The 33-year-old now is being celebrated as a “visionary new talent” (NETPAC) as her powerful [feature debut]( which she co-wrote with Clara Roquet, hits select theaters after earning awards at the London BFI Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and others. Get to know Akl in Participant’s exclusive [“Over The Shoulder” featurette]( and see when COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON is coming to [a theater near you](. [FIND A THEATER]( [Headlines + Highlights] [FLEE – Image]( Courtesy of Vivian Shih How Artists Are Responding To The Overturning Of Roe v. Wade As the world reacted with outrage following the Supreme Court’s decision, artists raised their voices in protest, via [tattoos]( [social media art]( [NFTs]( [protest signs]( [exhibitions]( and [beyond](. At times like these, [we seek hope in the words]( of activist, priest, and poet Dr. Pauli Murray, the subject of the incredible documentary MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY. And, at times like these, we respond to injustice not just with anger, but with action. Learn how you can [keep fighting for abortion access](. [PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS]( Like this email? [Forward to a friend]( or share on [Facebook]( or [Twitter](. Feedback? Reply and let us know what you think. Participants wanted. You are not a viewer. These are your stories. You are a Participant. [GET INVOLVED]( Participant is the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll, Participant's content combines the power of a good story well told with opportunities for real-world impact and awareness around the most pressing global issues of our time. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( [ABOUT US]( // [PRIVACY POLICY]( // [TERMS OF SERVICE]( // [UNSUBSCRIBE]( © Copyright 2022 Participant, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by: Participant 3520 Wesley St Culver City, CA, 90232,