Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Diaries from Lebanon

Myriam EL HAJJ 2024 Lebanon, France, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia color 111min DCP
In 2018, progressive writer Jumana ran for parliament to challenge corrupt oligarchy but lost due to vote fraud. The next year, a revolution sparked by government incompetence saw young artist Perla Joe become the new voice. Meanwhile, veteran Georges, nostalgic for his past war hero glory, dismissed the reform calls. These three, from different generations, all love Lebanon but in different ways. As their homeland teeters, will they find hope or loss?

Director

Myriam EL HAJJ

Lebanese director born in 1983. EL HAJJ’s debut feature documentary A Time to Rest premiered at Visions du Réel in 2015. Diaries from Lebanon is her second feature documentary. She’s a founding member of Rawiyat, a collective of women filmmakers from the Arab world.

Myriam EL HAJJ

2024 Diaries from Lebanon

2015 A Time to Rest

Screenwriter: Myriam EL HAJJ

Producer: Myriam SASSINE, Carine RUSZNIEWSKI

Cinematographer: Jihad SAADE, Myriam EL HAJJ, Mohamed SIAM

Editor: Anita PEREZ

MUSIC: Marc CODSI

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