Blown by the Wind

Lebanon | 1971 | 18 min | Documentary A series of vibrant drawings painted by Palestinian children are brought to life in Blown By the Wind. The montaged still images glimpse at their everyday lives, their memories and imagination following the Six Day War in 1967. A film by Jacques Madvo Jacques Madvo (1924-2014) was an Armenian filmmaker who grew up in Lebanon. After studying filmmaking at L’Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC), he started working as a film director with the United Nations (UNRWA) in Beirut.