Caramel (سكر بنات) is a warm, intimate portrait of five women navigating love, tradition, and desire. Funny, moving, and rooted entirely in women's lives and spaces, it is the 2007 debut of director-actor-writer Nadine Labaki, capturing a city she calls 'my Beirut'.
Shooting for the film finished just three days before the 2006 invasion of Lebanon by Israel. Now 20 years on, Lebanon is again under bombardment, with tens of thousands of people displaced. We're raising funds for Basmeh & Zeitooneh – a Lebanese, refugee-led organisation providing direct support to those affected.
Bunhead Bakery will be bringing a special on the night – an anise bun with blood orange caramel, anise cream and fennel pollen, available to pre-order with your ticket. Other cinema snacks by donation, plus the pub's full menu and drinks.
As always, a selection of shorts before the feature. Total running time approximately 2 hours.
Links:
- Interview with Nadine Labaki: movies.ie
- On queer subtleties... (spoilers, maybe one for after) raseef22.net
- 📅 Date: Friday, 20th March, 7pm
- 📍 Venue: The Fellowship Inn, Catford
- 🎟️ Tickets: £10
- 🍿 Cinema snacks, bunhead buns and food and drink from the pub