Synopsis

Panoptic is a letter from a daughter to her deceased father in an attempt to reconcile with her country’s turbulent past. Panoptic delves into Beirut’s underground to explore Lebanon’s schizophrenia: a nation that thrives for modernity while ironically ignoring the vices that obstruct achieving this modernity. While the Lebanese population has chosen to turn a blind eye to these vices, Rana Eid, an ordinary citizen, explores the nation’s paradoxes through sound, iconic monuments and secret hidings.

Director Biography

Born in 1976 in Beirut, Rana Eid received her BA in Cinema in 1999 and her MA in Film Sound in 2002 both from Université Saint Joseph, IESAV. In 2002, she traveled to Paris, France where she trained for a year in Sound Editing. Rana has been working as a sound editor since 2003, having gained the reputation of being one of the Lebanese film industry’s most acclaimed practitioners. She has worked with some of the most acclaimed Arab directors and producers such as Ghassan Salhab, Vatche Boulghourjian, Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas, Ali Essafi, Philippe Aractangi, Joud Said among others. In 2006 Rana opened db STUDIOS for audio post production. Rana currently lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon where she teaches sound for film at Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik (USEK).