Jocelyne Saab Movies
- 1978
Egypt, City of the Dead
Egypt, City of the Dead01978HD
A portrait of the City of the Dead, an inhabited cemetery just outside of Cairo and on the fringes of the city’s public dumping ground, like a...
- 1976
Beirut, Never Again
Beirut, Never Again61976HD
1976 marks the beginning of Beirut’s calvary. With a child’s eyes the filmmaker follows for six months the daily destruction of the...
- 1975
Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)
Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)01975HD
When peace seems impossible, any means are justified to defend a political cause. Hence, on the border separating the Palestinian territories that...
- 1983
Beirut, My City
Beirut, My City5.81983HD
In July 1982, the Israeli army besieged Beirut. Four days earlier, Jocelyne Saab sees her house burn and 150 years of family existence go up in...
- 1985
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge5.81985HD
Samar, a child of the war, finds relief from the chaos around her through Egyptian movies she watches on television. Karim, an artist in retreat from...
- 1987
Arab Camera
Arab Camera5.71987HD
Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more...
- 1986
As Kineastas
As Kineastas01986HD
Based on interviews with 15 women, including directors, producers and film actresses, a journey around the world is made, seeing the wars waged by...
- 1995
Once Upon a Time in Beirut
Once Upon a Time in Beirut61995HD
Two young girls of the war generation, Yasmin and Leila, are in search of Beirut. When they meet an elderly film enthusiast with a secret store of...
- 2009
What's Going On?
What's Going On?02009HD
At bottom is a tale of exploring the imagination of a writer, plus a tale of exploring the city of Beirut. The film deals with the initiation to love...
- 1986
The Architect of Louxor
The Architect of Louxor01986HD
The Architect of Louxor is an intimate portrait of Olivier Sednaoui, a disciple of the Egyptian architect Hassan Fathi, as he explains the philosophy...
- 1975
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary01975HD
Portrait of a French mercenary working in Libya, hired by the Phalange to train the militias. War leaves its traces; and for some, who see death as...
- 1976
War Children
War Children5.71976HD
A few days after a massacre in a shantytown near Beirut, the director finds the children who survived. She approaches them by offering them crayons...
- 1975
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
Lebanon in a Whirlwind51975HD
A few months after the incident of April 13, 1975, during which Palestinian civilians were machine-gunned by Phalangist militiamen, the toll is most...
- 2018
My Name is Mei Shigenobu
My Name is Mei Shigenobu02018HD
A delicate portrait of Mei Shigenobu, daughter of the founder of the Japanese Red Army in Beirut, Fusako Shigenobu.
- 2006
Dunia
Dunia5.12006HD
After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance...
- 1986
L’Amour d’Allah
L’Amour d’Allah01986HD
Humiliated by the 1967 defeat, the Egyptian people look for ways to rebuild their sense of identity. Religion seems to point the way for them:...
- 1974
Palestinian Women
Palestinian Women51974HD
Palestinian women, the often-forgotten victims of the Israeli-Palestinian war, are here given a voice by Jocelyne Saab. The film was commissioned by...
- 1996
The Lady of Saigon
The Lady of Saigon01996HD
Portrait of Dr Hoa, an extraordinary woman who was a minister in the South Vietnamese revolutionary government. Her life is a battle, and that battle...
- 1982
The Ship of Exile
The Ship of Exile61982HD
After living clandestinely in Beirut to escape the Israeli forces, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, left...
- 2016
Imaginary Postcards
Imaginary Postcards02016HD
An imaginary post card written to the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Jocelyne Saab writes about her illness, about the fragility of her body, and the...