Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

Directing
Born 1948-04-30 Died 2019-01-07 Beirut, Lebanon 36 credits
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Jocelyne Saab was 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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Filmography
Directing 33 credits
Once Upon a Time in Beirut
Once Upon a Time in Beirut
1995 · Director, Writer
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
1985 · Director, Producer, Idea
Imaginary Postcards
Imaginary Postcards
2016 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Palestinian Women
Palestinian Women
1974 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Gender Cafe
Gender Cafe
2013 · Director
My Name is Mei Shigenobu
My Name is Mei Shigenobu
2018 · Director
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975 · Director, Producer, Self (uncredited)
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
1982 · Director, Self - Narrator (voice), Director of Photography
Iran, Utopia on the Move
Iran, Utopia on the Move
1980 · Director
La Tueuse
La Tueuse
1988 · Director
Making of Nahla
Making of Nahla
1979 · Director, Self
A Letter from Beirut
A Letter from Beirut
1978 · Director, Self
The Ship of Exile
The Ship of Exile
1982 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Beirut, My City
Beirut, My City
1983 · Director, Self, Director of Photography
Dunia
Dunia
2006 · Director, Writer, Producer
Beirut, Never Again
Beirut, Never Again
1976 · Director, Producer, Narrator (English Voice-Over) (uncredited)
Sahara Is Not for Sale
Sahara Is Not for Sale
1977 · Director, Writer, Producer
What's Going On?
What's Going On?
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Children of War
Children of War
1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Rejection Front
Rejection Front
1975 · Director
South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege
South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege
1976 · Director
The Lady of Saigon
The Lady of Saigon
1996 · Director
For a Few Lives
For a Few Lives
1976 · Director, Producer
L’Amour d’Allah
L’Amour d’Allah
1986 · Director
Les Almées, danseuses orientales
Les Almées, danseuses orientales
1989 · Director
The Ghosts of Alexandria
The Ghosts of Alexandria
1986 · Director
One Dollar a Day
One Dollar a Day
2016 · Director
Fertilization in Video
Fertilization in Video
1991 · Director
Egypt, City of the Dead
Egypt, City of the Dead
1978 · Director
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary
1975 · Director
The Architect of Louxor
The Architect of Louxor
1986 · Director
Les Palestiniens continuent
Les Palestiniens continuent
1974 · Director
La Croix des Pharaons
La Croix des Pharaons
1986 · Director
Producing 10 credits
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
1985 · Director, Producer, Idea
Imaginary Postcards
Imaginary Postcards
2016 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Palestinian Women
Palestinian Women
1974 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975 · Director, Producer, Self (uncredited)
Dunia
Dunia
2006 · Director, Writer, Producer
Beirut, Never Again
Beirut, Never Again
1976 · Director, Producer, Narrator (English Voice-Over) (uncredited)
Sahara Is Not for Sale
Sahara Is Not for Sale
1977 · Director, Writer, Producer
What's Going On?
What's Going On?
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Children of War
Children of War
1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
For a Few Lives
For a Few Lives
1976 · Director, Producer
Acting 8 credits
Arab Camera
Arab Camera
1987 · Self
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
1985 · Director, Producer, Idea
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975 · Director, Producer, Self (uncredited)
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
1982 · Director, Self - Narrator (voice), Director of Photography
Making of Nahla
Making of Nahla
1979 · Director, Self
A Letter from Beirut
A Letter from Beirut
1978 · Director, Self
Beirut, My City
Beirut, My City
1983 · Director, Self, Director of Photography
Beirut, Never Again
Beirut, Never Again
1976 · Director, Producer, Narrator (English Voice-Over) (uncredited)
Writing 8 credits
Once Upon a Time in Beirut
Once Upon a Time in Beirut
1995 · Director, Writer
Imaginary Postcards
Imaginary Postcards
2016 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Palestinian Women
Palestinian Women
1974 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Ship of Exile
The Ship of Exile
1982 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Dunia
Dunia
2006 · Director, Writer, Producer
Sahara Is Not for Sale
Sahara Is Not for Sale
1977 · Director, Writer, Producer
What's Going On?
What's Going On?
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Children of War
Children of War
1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Other credits 6 credits
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City
1982 · Director, Self - Narrator (voice), Director of Photography
The Ship of Exile
The Ship of Exile
1982 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Beirut, My City
Beirut, My City
1983 · Director, Self, Director of Photography
Beirut, Never Again
Beirut, Never Again
1976 · Director, Producer, Narrator (English Voice-Over) (uncredited)
Revolutionaries Never Die
Revolutionaries Never Die
2026 · Director of Photography
As Kineastas
As Kineastas
1986
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