From the Feminine Film Series

Kenet nam 'al sateh

I used to sleep on the rooftop
Solía dormir en la azotea
Angie Obeid
Lebanon, Qatar
2017
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Description

Two women, Nuhad, a 53-year-old from Syria and Angie, a 27-year-old from Lebanon, find themselves in a small apartment in Beirut, waiting endlessly for any opportunity to reach a better place.

Awards and festivals

- FID Marseille - First Film Special Mention (2017)
- Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, Sarajevo - Extra Muros Competition (2017)
- Torino Film Festival - International Documentary Competition (2017)

Biography of the director

I used to sleep on the rooftop

Angie Obeid
Born in Beirut in 1988, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Film Directing and Script Writing from Notre Dame University - Louaize.

Since 2009, Angie has been working as producer, assistant director and editor on many documentaries for the Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel, in addition to several independent documentaries.

Angie is currently enrolled in a Joint Master’s Program, DOC NOMADS, delivered by a consortium of three European universities across three countries: Portugal, Hungary and Belgium.

I Used to Sleep on the Rooftop is her first independent feature documentary.

Selected Filmography: My New Window (2017); Pianissimo (2017); For the Sake of Man'ousheh (2016).

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Sessions

May

Sunday 6

  • 12:00 h
  • Cineteca. Sala Azcona

Friday 11

  • 21:30 h
  • Cineteca. Sala Borau
Data sheet
Director
Angie Obeid
Language
Arabic - Subtitled in Spanish
Screenplay
Angie Obeid
Cinematography
Angie Obeid
Editing
Dani Abo Louh
Sound
Angie Obeid
Music
Dani Abo Louh
Producción
Angie Obeid
I used to sleep on the rooftop