Jocelyne Saab

Jocelyne Saab

DirectorProducerWriterActorCinematographer Apr 30 (died age 70) Beirut, Lebanon 1974–2018 (44 year career)
6.7 avg rating

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 …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (53)

Movies (53)

My Name is Mei Shigenobu

My Name is Mei Shigenobu

2018

Director

One Dollar a Day

One Dollar a Day

2016

Director

Imaginary Postcards

Imaginary Postcards

2016

Director

Imaginary Postcards

Imaginary Postcards

2016

Producer

Imaginary Postcards

Imaginary Postcards

2016

Screenplay

Gender Cafe

Gender Cafe

2013

Director

What's Going On?

What's Going On?

2009

Director

What's Going On?

What's Going On?

2009

Producer

What's Going On?

What's Going On?

2009

Screenplay

Dunia

Dunia

2006

Director

4.6
Dunia

Dunia

2006

Producer

4.6
Dunia

Dunia

2006

Writer

4.6
The Lady of Saigon

The Lady of Saigon

1996

Director

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995

Director

6.0
Once Upon a Time in Beirut

Once Upon a Time in Beirut

1995

Writer

6.0
Fertilization in Video

Fertilization in Video

1991

Director

Les Almées, danseuses orientales

Les Almées, danseuses orientales

1989

Director

La Tueuse

La Tueuse

1988

Director

L’Amour d’Allah

L’Amour d’Allah

1986

Director

La Croix des Pharaons

La Croix des Pharaons

1986

Director

The Architect of Louxor

The Architect of Louxor

1986

Director

The Ghosts of Alexandria

The Ghosts of Alexandria

1986

Director

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1985

Director

5.8
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1985

Idea

5.8
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1985

Producer

5.8
Beirut, My City

Beirut, My City

1983

Director

6.9
The Ship of Exile

The Ship of Exile

1982

Director

7.8
The Ship of Exile

The Ship of Exile

1982

Director of Photography

7.8
The Ship of Exile

The Ship of Exile

1982

Writer

7.8
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City

Lebanese, Hostages of Their City

1982

Director

10.0
Lebanese, Hostages of Their City

Lebanese, Hostages of Their City

1982

Director of Photography

10.0
Iran, Utopia in the Making

Iran, Utopia in the Making

1980

Director

8.5
Making of Nahla

Making of Nahla

1979

Director

Egypt, City of the Dead

Egypt, City of the Dead

1978

Director

8.0
A Letter from Beirut

A Letter from Beirut

1978

Director

6.8
The Sahara is not for sale

The Sahara is not for sale

1977

Director

8.5
Children of War

Children of War

1976

Director

6.0
Children of War

Children of War

1976

Producer

6.0
Children of War

Children of War

1976

Screenplay

6.0
For a Few Lives

For a Few Lives

1976

Director

For a Few Lives

For a Few Lives

1976

Producer

South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

South Lebanon: The Story of a Village Under Siege

1976

Director

7.5
Beirut, Never Again

Beirut, Never Again

1976

Director

6.5
Beirut, Never Again

Beirut, Never Again

1976

Director of Photography

6.5
Beirut, Never Again

Beirut, Never Again

1976

Producer

6.5
Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

Personal Drawing of a French Mercenary

1975

Director

8.0
Lebanon in a Whirlwind

Lebanon in a Whirlwind

1975

Director

5.0
Lebanon in a Whirlwind

Lebanon in a Whirlwind

1975

Producer

5.0
Rejection Front

Rejection Front

1975

Director

10.0
Palestinian Women

Palestinian Women

1974

Director

5.0
Palestinian Women

Palestinian Women

1974

Producer

5.0
Palestinian Women

Palestinian Women

1974

Screenplay

5.0
Les Palestiniens continuent

Les Palestiniens continuent

1974

Director