Documentary/ Performance, 95 mins

Writer, Producer and Supervising Editor for ‘I Love Beirut’, a mix of documentary, music performance and readings from artists including Mika, Salma Hayek, Rufus Wainwright, Mashrou Leila, Danna Paola, Kylie Minogue and more, in response to the explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital on August 4th 2020.

Originally streamed on YouTube with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the Lebanese Red Cross and Save the Children, ‘I Love Beirut’ was later reversioned for Canadian, Italian, French and Lebanese television.

Producers: MIKA, Annalisa Leo, Andreas Dermanis

Written By: MIKA, Andreas Dermanis, Anouk Burel, Severine Penin

Musical Director: Tim Van Der Kuil

Sound Recording & Mixing Engineer: Massimo Barbieri, Eric Spring

Director (Florence): Leonardo Cianci

Director of Photography: Massimo Costanzi

Technical Director: William Moretti

Supervising Editor: Andreas Dermanis

Story Editor: Severine Penin

Additional Editors: Stefano Mazzoni, Nicola Spaccucci

GFX: Yarza Twins, Yasmine Penniman, Alex Hutchinson

Supervising Sound Editor: Aris Athanasopoulos

Production Companies: Dodgy Holiday, SkyItalia, France 2