The Long Season

The Long Season

20th TDF: Greek premiere

In the valley of Beqaa in Eastern Lebanon, on the same grounds that were once (not so long ago) cultivated by Syrian workers, hundreds of refugee camps are set. In one of these camps, an award-winning director uses his trademark single-shot cinema verité style to leave his camera on rec mode and probes deep into the stories that single out each individual in the vast crowd, capturing this endless waiting time.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Leonard Retel Helmrich
Script: Leonard Retel Helmrich, Pieter Van Huijstee
Cinematography: Leonard Retel Helmrich, Ramia Suleiman
Editing: Jelle Redeker, Jos Driessen
Sound: Leonard Retel Helmrich, Ramia Suleiman, Ranko Pauković
Music: Khyam Allami
Production: Pieter van Huystee Film
Producers: Pieter van Huijstee
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Netherlands
Production Year: 2017
Duration: 115'
Contact: Films Transit International, janrofekamp@filmstransit.com
Awards/Distinctions: Emerging Cinematic Vision Award – Camden IFF 2017, Regard Neuf Prize – Visions du Réel 2017

Leonard Retel Helmrich

Filmography

1991 Moving Objects
2001 De Stand van de Zon
2010 Stand van de Sterren
2017 The Long Season