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XV Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
Beirut, My City
Beirut, My City
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanon
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Synopsis
In July 1982 the Israeli army laid siege to Beirut. Four years earlier Jocelyne Saab saw her 150-year old childhood home go up in flames. She asked herself: when did all this begin? Every place becomes a historical site and every name a memory.
Director biography
Jocelyne Saab
Jocelyne Saab is a filmmaker and a photographer. She was born in 1948 and grew up in Beirut. In less than thirty years, Jocelyne Saab directed thirty documentaries that were awarded prizes in European and international festivals.
Finished
Sessions
May
Friday 28
19:30 h
CINETECA - Sala Borau
Credits
Language
English, Arabic, French - Subtitles in spanish
Music
Rafic Boustani
Director
Jocelyne Saab
Cinematography
Jocelyne Saab
Editing
Philippe Gosselet
Production
Jocelyne Saab