Biography
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.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 35
Director 30
Producer 3
self 1
My Name is Mei Shigenobu (2018)
One Dollar a Day (2016)
Imaginary Postcards (2016)
Gender Cafe (2013)
What's Going On? (2009)
Dunia (2006)
The Lady of Saigon (1996)
Once Upon a Time in Beirut (1995)
Fécondation in video (1991)
Les Almées, danseuses orientales (1989)
La Tueuse (1988)
Arab Camera (1987)
The Architect of Louxor (1986)
The Ghosts of Alexandria (1986)
As Kineastas (1986)
L’Amour d’Allah (1986)
La Croix des Pharaons (1986)
The Razor's Edge (1985)
Beirut, My City (1983)
The Ship of Exile (1982)
Les Libanais, otages de leur ville (1982)
Iran, Utopia in the Making (1980)
A Letter from Beirut (1979)
Making of Nahla (1979)
Egypt, City of the Dead (1978)
Le Sahara n'est pas à vendre (1977)
War Children (1976)
South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege (1976)
For a Few Lives (1976)
Beirut, Never Again (1976)
Lebanon in a Whirlwind (1975)
Le front du refus (ou les commando-suicides) (1975)
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary (1975)
Les Palestiniens continuent (1974)
Palestinian Women (1974)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1948-04-30
Deathday2019-01-07 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceBeirut, Lebanon
CitizenshipsLebanon, France
Also Known Asجوسلين صعب
AwardsOfficer of Arts and Letters
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