Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1948-04-30
Deathday: 2019-01-07 (70 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 35

Movies 35

Director 25

Producer 8

self 1

Director / Screenplay / Producer
Imaginary Postcards

Imaginary Postcards (2016)

Movie
Screenplay / Producer / Director
What's Going On?

What's Going On? (2009)

Movie
Director / Writer / Producer
Dunia

Dunia (2006)

Movie
Director / Idea / Producer
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge (1985)

Movie
Writer / Cinematography / Director
The Ship of Exile

The Ship of Exile (1982)

Movie
Screenplay / Producer / Director
Children of War

Children of War (1976)

Movie
Director / Producer
For a Few Lives

For a Few Lives (1976)

Movie
English voice over / Director / Director of Photography / Producer
Beirut, Never Again

Beirut, Never Again (1976)

Movie
Screenplay / Producer / Director
Palestinian Women

Palestinian Women (1974)

Movie

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Female

Birthday
1948-04-30

Deathday
2019-01-07 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Beirut, Lebanon

Citizenships
Lebanon, France

Also Known As
جوسلين صعب

Awards
Officer of Arts and Letters

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