Take Care of My Johny
Director: Anthony Bou Rjeily
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary, Student
Language: Arabic and French- VOSTA
Duration: 24 minutes
Synopsis: Tender, intimate documentary about love, family, and letting go. At its heart is Johny, the only son of a deeply loving Lebanese family, who finds love abroad and chooses to start a new life with his soon-to-be wife, Eloïse. What begins as a wedding film slowly unfolds into a farewell, a prayer, and a quiet plea from a family watching their son leave their home country, perhaps forever. Filmed between Lebanon and France, this story follows Johny and Eloïse’s respective families and the emotional collision of two worlds. Through raw interviews and quiet moments, the film captures the profound joy of union, as well as the ache of distance and the silent fear of being forgotten. It’s a reflection on what it means to belong, especially for Lebanese youth who are forced to build futures far from their roots, in a country that’s been falling apart beneath their feet.
