Jocelyne Saab

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Jocelyne Saab is a filmmaker and a photographer. She was born in 1948 and grew up in Beirut. In 1973, she became a war reporter in the Middle-East, covering the war of October for Magazine 52, the third television channel in France. In 1975 she directed her first feature film, a documentary released in Parisian cinemas: Lebanon in Turmoil, distributed by Pascale Dauman. She will then cover the Lebanese war for fifteen years, during which she directs almost thirty films, including Beirut, never again, broadcasted on France 2 in 1976, Letter from Beirut and Beirut, my city, broadcasted on France 3 between 1978 and 1982. In 1977 both Egypt, City of the Dead and The Sahara is not up for sale and were shot and released in Parisian cinemas. In 1981, she shots Iran, Utopia in the making on the days following the Iranian revolution, which received several international prizes. In 1998, she went to Vietnam and directed a documentary called The Lady of Saigon, which is awarded best French documentary by the French senate. It’s broadcasted on France 2, and in many international festivals.

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1948-04-30
  • event Death Date 2019-01-07
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 1.7
  • info Birth Place Beirut, Lebanon
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Jocelyne Saab

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South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

1976-01-01

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Imaginary Postcards

2016-01-01

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The Lady of Saigon

1996-01-01

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Dunia

2006-09-06

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Dunia

2006-09-06

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Fécondation in video

1991-01-01

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War Children

1976-01-01

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Palestinian Women

1974-01-01

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Palestinian Women

1974-01-01

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War Children

1976-01-01

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Imaginary Postcards

2016-01-01

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Imaginary Postcards

2016-01-01

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Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides)

1975-05-04

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Les Libanais, otages de leur ville

1982-04-01

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My Name is Mei Shigenobu

2018-09-13

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What's Going On?

2009-01-01

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What's Going On?

2009-01-01

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Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995-01-02

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The Razor's Edge

1985-01-02

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For a Few Lives

1976-01-01

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For a Few Lives

1976-01-01

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One Dollar a Day

2016-01-01

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The Ship of Exile

1982-04-02

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The Ship of Exile

1982-04-02

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The Architect of Louxor

1986-08-28

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The Ghosts of Alexandria

1986-01-01

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La Tueuse

1988-01-01

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L’Amour d’Allah

1986-01-01

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La Croix des Pharaons

1986-01-01

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War Children

1976-01-01

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Beirut, My City

1983-01-01

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Dunia

2006-09-06

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Egypt, City of the Dead

1978-01-01

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Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre

1977-01-01

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Beirut, Never Again

1976-01-01

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What's Going On?

2009-01-01

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Les Almées, danseuses orientales

1989-01-01

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The Razor's Edge

1985-01-02

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Les Palestiniens continuent

1974-01-01

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A Letter from Beirut

1979-01-06

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Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995-01-02

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Iran, Utopia in the Making

1980-01-01

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The Razor's Edge

1985-01-02

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Palestinian Women

1974-01-01

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Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

1975-01-01

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The Ship of Exile

1982-04-02

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Making of Nahla

1979-01-01

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Lebanon in a Whirlwind

1975-07-01

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Beirut, Never Again

1976-01-01

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Beirut, Never Again

1976-01-01

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Gender Cafe

2013-01-01