The Creative Space is a powerful 16-minute documentary that celebrates the strong community spirit at Creative Space Beirut School of Design, a non-profit fashion school offering free, structured design education to marginalised youth across Lebanon. Co-directed by Pia Brynteson, who is Content Editor at Dua Lipa’s platform Service95, and filmmaker and DOP Ramzi Hibri, the film offers an intimate look into the lives of students, alumni, tutors and founders as they navigate their creative journeys against the backdrop of a country in crisis.
Set in the wake of the 2020 Port of Beirut explosion, The Creative Space captures the ambition of a new generation of designers living in a country facing immense political, social and economic challenges. Through personal interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses of life at the school, the film sheds light on the power of education, the urgency of creative freedom, and the fight to keep a vital initiative alive when government support for the arts remains non-existent.
The screening will take place in Screen 4, the dedicated screening space in the cinema’s Atrium Bar, and will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the young designers who feature, the school’s founders and the directors (more panelists to be announced). This event is presented as part of this year’s Shubbak Festival, which kicks off its 2025 edition with The People's Catwalk on 23rd May.
Event timings:
Arrivals + Welcome Drink: 16:30
Intro & Film: 17:00
Discussion: 17:30-18:30
Optional drinks & networking: 18:30- 19:30
The tickets are £5 and include a free soft drink, house beer or wine. Seating for this event is unallocated.
Design by Mohamed Gaber
