Oscars: Ireland Submits Documentary ‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’, EP’d [executive produced] By Hillary And Chelsea Clinton, For International Feature Race

Deadline ^ | 10/5/2023 | Patrick Hipes

[simpson96]

Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s documentary In The Shadow of Beirut has been submitted as Ireland‘s entry for the 2024 Oscar International Feature Film race.

The film, which is executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions, was selected Thursday by the Irish Film & Television Academy, which last year selected The Quiet Girl for its submission. That film, directed by Colm Bairéad, became the first Irish film to be nominated in the category.

For The Shadow of Beirut, first-time filmmaker Kelly spent five years living among the film’s four featured families in the Sabra and Shatila neighborhoods outside Beirut as it became engulfed in economic and political crisis following a 1982 massacre there. The film’s dialogue is primarily in Arabic.

Screen Ireland and ZDF/Arte financed the pic, which had its world premiere in June at the Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand and is qualified as well for the Oscar Feature Documentary category.

[Leaning Right]

> The film, which is executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton… <

Executive produced = did absolutely no work on the film except add their names

But, hey. That should be enough for them to win all sorts of awards and acclaim.

[rktman]

IOW some dumbass paid them for the use of their names. 🖕

🇮🇱👍

[BenLurkin]

"Kelly spent five years living among the film’s four featured families..."

[sasquatch]

They are soooo smart.

[Mark]

Just throw in some finger paintings to sweeten the deal.

[b4me]

just coincidence, hil and chel “produce” a documentary about Beirut and it makes headlines the same time Beirut makes headlines as having ok’ed the hamas attack on israel?