This screening will take place at 4.00 pm at the AB Salon, Steenstraat 11, 1000 Brussels, as part of the Brussels Art Film Festival (BAFF).

Documentary, directed by Firas El Hallak. 61 minutes, Lebanon, 2025. English subtitles.

In Tripoli, Lebanon, an unfinished dome, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, becomes a unique space for musical experimentation. In 1975, construction of the dome was halted by the war, leaving behind an unfinished concrete structure with exceptional acoustics. Years later, Firas El Hallak invited musicians to spend five days experimenting with the space and its sounds. Their performances come together in a musical film in which the history of Tripoli and the traces of a modernist project interrupted by violence are re-echoed through music, architecture and space.

Firas El Hallak is an audiovisual artist and curator based between Belgium and Beirut. His multidisciplinary practice encompasses film, installation, sound and new media, often exploring the relationship between art, architecture and the spaces in which we live. He is the artistic director of Splinter vzw and teaches Sound Theory at the Lebanese University.

The BAFF – Brussels Art Film Festival is a documentary film festival focusing on artistic creation. Every year in November, BAFF brings recent documentaries about art to various venues in Brussels, including Palace, Bozar, Cinematek and ISELP, as well as venues in Mons, Antwerp and Ghent. The festival explores a wide range of artistic disciplines, from sculpture, dance and architecture to literature, poetry, painting and more.