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    Once Upon a Time in Beirut

    Jocelyne SAAB 1994 Lebanon, France Fiction b/w & color 100min DCP
    Twenty-year-old women Yasmine and Leila pay a visit to film lover Mr. FAROUK to discover a Lebanon they’ve never known. Contrasting with the reality of war-torn Beirut, the cinematic universe has become evidence of the city's soul and identity.

    Director

    Jocelyne SAAB

    A pioneer of Lebanese documentary filmmaking, Jocelyne SAAB’s Beirut Trilogy is celebrated for its lyrical, poetic, and personal style, establishing her as a significant figure in essay films. Her works have been featured in the Master in Focus program in the 2019 Women Make Waves IFF, Taiwan.

    Jocelyne SAAB

    2016 One Dollar a Day 

    2009 What's Going On? 

    2006 Dunia 

    1997 The Lady of Saigon 

    1995 Kanya Ya Ma Kan, Beyrouth

    1994 Once Upon a Time in Beirut

    1985 Adolescente, sucre d'amour

    1985 A Suspended Life 

    1982 My City

    1978 Letter from Beirut

    1978 Egypt City of the Dead

    1976 Beirut Is No Longer Never

    1976 For a Bit of Life

    1976 South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

    1976 Children of War

    1976 Beirut, Never Again 

    1975 A Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

    1975 Lebanon in Turmoil

    1974 Palestinian Women

    Director : Jocelyne Saab
    Scriptwriter: Roland-Pierre & Philippe Paringaux
    Cinematography: Roby Breidi
    Editing : Dominique Auvray

    Jocelyne Saab Association
    amicale.jocelynesaab@gmail.com

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