Cinema is not only what we watch.
It is what we remember.
A cinema and cultural institution for preserving memory, developing filmmakers and producing knowledge.
We watch together. We talk after the lights. We write what we saw.
A screening here is not the end of the evening: an introduction, some context, subtitles when needed, then an open conversation that widens the meaning.
We watch together.
The lights go down in the hall of Bayt Ali Gana and the film begins. Entry to every screening is free.
Cinema and programs
We talk after the lights.
We stay a little after the film. An open conversation between the audience and the guests.
Events
We write what we saw.
What is said in the hall reaches the pages of the Lab’s journal, Dafater Al Ghazala.
Read the issueSeason one, May to August 2026
The Present
The President’s Visit
Weaning
A Grotto for Sale · Snake Hill
The Tree of Hell · Shift
The importance of cinema and its role in society
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
The Girl Who Loved Eternity
Tango of Yearning
Cinema and psychology
Cléo de 5 à 7
Women’s films
Come to the hall
Our home is the hall and garden of Bayt Ali Gana for Culture in Tripoli. We watch the film together, then stay a little and talk.
- Venue
- Bayt Ali Gana for Culture, Tripoli
- Entry
- Free entry
- Screening times
- Evenings, announced with each program
- Address
- Bayt Ali Gana for Culture, Tripoli, Libya
- Phone
- +218 91 012 5248
دفاتر الغزالة السينمائية
It was nothing more than a simple wish: to watch films together, then stay a little afterwards and talk.
From the editorial. The issue is published in Arabic.
What the Lab works on
01Screening and programs
Cinema club, screenings, post screening discussions and the monthly program.
02Education and academy
Workshops, courses and film labs, from criticism to editing. In preparation.
03Research and studies
Reading Libyan, Arab and world cinema in its historical and visual context. The magazine is its first result.
04Archive and memory
Posters, testimonies, cinema theaters and materials that rebuild cinematic memory. In preparation.
We wanted a small place with room for big questions, where we turn off the light to see each other more clearly.