1. Jocelyne Saab was a Lebanese journalist and film director.
13 Facts About Jocelyne Saab
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Jocelyne Saab is recognized as one of the pioneers of Lebanese cinema.
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Jocelyne Saab's work is grounded in historic violence, and in an awareness of the actions and images required to document, reflect on and counteract it.
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Jocelyne Saab studied economic at Beirut's Saint-Joseph University and then in Paris, in the 1970s she began to work occasionally for television.
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Jocelyne Saab was a war correspondent in Egypt and South Lebanon.
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Jocelyne Saab went to Libya in 1971 and covered the October War in 1973.
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Jocelyne Saab travelled the world with her film Kiss Me Not on the Eyes, which was selected for Sundance, Toronto and many Asian festivals.
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The film was banned in Egypt shortly before the premiere, Jocelyne Saab received death threats from fundamentalists.
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Jocelyne Saab became part of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema.
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Jocelyne Saab created the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon in 2013 to promote Asian cinema in Lebanon.
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Jocelyne Saab launched the festival in five Lebanese cities, with the intention of promoting peace and understanding.
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Jocelyne Saab released 3 short videos as part of bigger projects.
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Jocelyne Saab published a book of photography, just before she died.