Tell Them about Us

Rand
Beiruty

Rand Beiruty, based between Amman and Berlin, is a writer, director, producer and co-founder of Shaghab Films, a Jordanian production company. She holds a practice-based PhD from Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Beiruty is an alumna of Berlinale Talents, Beirut Talents, Rotterdam Lab, Locarno Documentary School, ANIDOX:LAB, Film Leader Incubator Asia, Documentary Campus, Robert Bosch Film Prize and Ji.hlava Academy. She has pitched her projects on many international platforms and received awards from Tribeca Film Institute, Mifa Animation du Monde, Arab Cinema Center and European Network of Young Cinema among others. Date of Birth: 22.06.1991 


A documentary about friendship, sisterhood, and the pursuit of dreams follows the lives of six spirited teenage girls embarking on the journey of adolescence in Eberswalde, a small town in eastern Germany. What they all share is having fled their homelands in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Kurdistan, and Romania, seeking peace in the provincial town. They face not only the typical challenges of teenage life – friendships, school, and self-discovery – but also the complexities of adapting to a new culture and environment. Despite these challenges, they find solace and strength in their bond as they strive to carve out a place in their new home and community. Through encounters with inspiring artists, they discover their own creative ways to overcome hidden discrimination.