Jocelyne Saab Movies

  • 1977
    Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre

    Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre

    Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre

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    This film from the heart of the desert shows the conflict between the Algerians and the Moroccans at El Aioun, and the Saharan resistance of the...

    Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre
  • 2016
    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

    Imaginary Postcards

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    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...

    Imaginary Postcards
  • 1976
    South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

    South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

    South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

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    The cease-fire declared on October 21, 1976, gave the Fedayeen the opportunity to reclaim this area—Fatah territory until it was abandoned in...

    South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege
  • 2016
    One Dollar a Day

    One Dollar a Day

    One Dollar a Day

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    Poetry is everywhere, even in the refugee camps where absolute misery reigns. In front of old plastic advertising posters on which are drawn in giant...

    One Dollar a Day
  • 2013
    Gender Cafe

    Gender Cafe

    Gender Cafe

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    Six 4-minute short films each filmed in the countries of the Mediterranean, and dealing with expressions of gender, the body, sexuality and identity....

    Gender Cafe
  • 1988
    La Tueuse

    La Tueuse

    La Tueuse

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    Portrait of a woman, Jocelyne Khoueiry, who, in 1976 during the Lebanese civil war, was the muse of the Phalangist militia in Beirut. Fifteen years...

    La Tueuse
  • 1976
    For a Few Lives

    For a Few Lives

    For a Few Lives

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    Portrait of Raymond Eddé, candidate for the Presidential elections and fervent opponent of the religious war. During the 1975-1976 conflicts...

    For a Few Lives
  • 1982
    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

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    Jocelyne Saab toured the city of Beirut devastated by Israeli bombings. She assesses the number of victims and the extent of the destruction.

    Les Libanais, otages de leur ville
  • 1991
    Fécondation in video

    Fécondation in video

    Fécondation in video

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    Using laparoscopic instruments equipped with a camera Jocelyne Saab films the in vitro fertilization process as it takes place. Report on implant...

    Fécondation in video
  • 1974
    Les Palestiniens continuent

    Les Palestiniens continuent

    Les Palestiniens continuent

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    Although peace has been declared, the Palestinians continue to fight Israel for the liberation of their territories.

    Les Palestiniens continuent
  • 1986
    The Ghosts of Alexandria

    The Ghosts of Alexandria

    The Ghosts of Alexandria

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    A singular and poetic evocation of what Alexandria was, a multifaceted city, when it was at the heart of the Arab and European worlds. The men of...

    The Ghosts of Alexandria
  • 1986
    La Croix des Pharaons

    La Croix des Pharaons

    La Croix des Pharaons

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    A portrait of the Copts, the oldest Christian community in Egypt, of its links to ancient Egypt and, in the face of rising Islamic fundamentalism,...

    La Croix des Pharaons
  • 1979
    Making of Nahla

    Making of Nahla

    Making of Nahla

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    Jocelyne Saab, a young Lebanese journalist and director, interviews the director and the film crew while filming Nahla in Beirut.

    Making of Nahla
  • 1980
    Iran, Utopia in the Making

    Iran, Utopia in the Making

    Iran, Utopia in the Making

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    The Iranian revolution leads to the Shah’s downfall and installation of the Islamic Republic. Avoiding the more sensational elements of the...

    Iran, Utopia in the Making
  • 1989
    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales

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    Short film about oriental dancers.

    Les Almées, danseuses orientales