Dubai, UAE, 2 September 2022: Last night a metaverse screening of documentary “Beirut After the Blast” took place in Dubai at the Waldorf Astoria DIFC, attended by an esteemed guest list including; prominent members from the Lebanese community, film circle and celebrities, as well as renowned NFT artists and Web3 figures.
The 50-minute hard-hitting documentary film is an MContent production, the world’s first Watch2earn content ecosystem and the pioneers of Web3 cinema and is directed by activist & witness of the blast Fahed Abu Salah. Following the aftermath of the fatal explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut on August 4th 2020 it asks what are the repercussions of the blast two years on? Providing viewers with an unprecedented insight into the impact it had on the vibrant Mediterranean Middle East city and how Beirut is striving to rise from the ashes once again. Telling the devastating story of challenge and determination through the perspective of city residents who are attempting to rebuild their lives months on from the catastrophe.
During the private screening guests were treated to an intimate talk from Mahmoud Itani spokesperson from NGO charity Plan L.b & Director Fahed Abu Salah who shared behind the scene stories of the making of “Beirut After the Blast”, followed by an exclusive unveiling by MContent of 961 NFT artworks symbolic of Lebanon’s 961 area code. Including contributions from leading NFT artists – all profits from sales of the NFT’s will be donated to the Beirut community through Plan.Lb
Beirut After the Blast Director, Journalist and Activist Fahed Abu Salah comments; “When the explosion happened, I was in Beirut and knew as with most news, the world watches for a few days and moves on. Two years on this documentary is my attempt to ensure the people of Beirut are not
forgotten, if we all stand together, we will bring Lebanon, the Lebanese people and children back to where they deserve to be. I want to thank MContent for making this happen, and for giving me the opportunity to share this story with the Metaverse.”
Mr. Umair Masoom, Founder & CEO of MContent said; “One of the key strengths of a Web3 content company and streamer like MContent is our ability to pick up any story that our community wants to shed light on despite any power center disliking the underlying narrative. This premiere further highlights the unique independence of our content empowering filmmakers like Fahed with limited resources to create and widely distribute an incredibly important story.”
“This is what MContent stands for – empowering filmmakers like Fahed with limited resources to create and widely distribute an incredibly important story that has been widely overlooked and ignored by mainstream press, media and buyers.”adds Mr. Phil McKenzie, Chief Content Officer at MContent
The powerful blast that rocked Lebanon decimating a vast swath of the Lebanese capital was caused by a stockpile of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut causing over 200 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and an estimated 300,000 people to be without homes.
“Beirut After The Blast” Documentary will be available to the public exclusively on MContent’s app and website from 2nd September 2022: Link
To donate to the Beirut community and for more information on “Beirut After the Blast” 961 NFT curated artwork collection visit https://opensea.io/collection/beirut-after-the-blast. Now live new collections will continue to drop from contributing artists 961 artworks. Profits from the sales go direct to the Beirut community through NGO Plan L.b.
