Where Can We Be Found?

'Where Can We Be Found?' focuses on the state of Lebanese Cedar trees ('Cedrus libani') in Lebanon today, exploring the various ecologies that the tree inhabits and co-inhabits. The work distinguishes the tree as an ecological being from the various ways in which it has been used as an emblem and otherwise misconstrued. Re-telling transhistorical narratives of the Cedar, used since ancient times as a symbol of eternity and immortality, 'Where Can We Be Found?' traces various degrees of human impact leading to the tree's contemporary demise, for example the disruption of habitat due to climate change and tourism, and its incorporation as a civic emblem used to craft the illusion of a collective Lebanese ideology. The film highlights how socio-political forces and extractive economies have disrupted the tree’s environment, addressing issues of global warming, political ideology, and global capitalism as inextricably linked to the 'Cedrus libani'.