Jocelyne Saab Movies
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 1977
The Sahara is Not For Sale
The Sahara is Not For Sale71977HD
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1976
Children of War
Children of War5.71976HD
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...
- 1978
A Letter from Beirut
A Letter from Beirut51978HD
Letter from Beirut documents the filmmaker's return to Beirut during one of the lulls, three years after the outbreak of the civil war, animated by...
- 1975
Rejection Front
Rejection Front01975HD
When peace seems impossible, any means are justified to defend a political cause. Hence, on the border separating the Palestinian territories that...
- 1988
La Tueuse
La Tueuse01988HD
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2013
Gender Cafe
Gender Cafe02013HD
Six 4-minute short films each filmed in the countries of the Mediterranean, and dealing with expressions of gender, the body, sexuality and identity....
- 1976
South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege
South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege51976HD
The cease-fire declared on October 21, 1976, gave the Fedayeen the opportunity to reclaim this area—Fatah territory until it was abandoned in...