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Fall Grant 2011 - Production Stage
Nadine Naous / Feature Documentary / France, Lebanon, Qatar / 70 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Documentary
Synopsis
The filmmaker’s father spent 40 years as the director of a secular school he founded in Beirut’s southern suburbs, once a mixed area but now predominantly Shia and a Hezbollah stronghold. Today, the 69-year-old founder is drowning in debt and must sell his school. He is devastated. His wife, however, sees selling the school as a relief. The filmmaker returns to her homeland to document this painful period in her family’s lives and in the life of Lebanon.
Credits
- Director
- Nadine Naous
- Screenwriter
- Nadine Naous
- Producer
- Monika Borgmann, Céline Loiseau, Olivier Bourbeillon
About the Director
Scripwriter and director Nadine Naous was born in Lebanon. After studying film and literature, she was the author of installations that mix super-8 film, video, photos and audio pieces. Her first documentary, ‘My Palestine’ (2007) was broadcast on ARTE and shown in numerous prestigious festivals around the world. ‘Clichés’ (2010), her first short fiction film, was co-produced by ARTE and has shown at festivals internationally. Naous also worked as a scriptwriter with Hiam Abbass on ‘Inheritance’ (2012).
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Dubai International Film Festival 2014, Arabian Nights (UAE)
SVisions du Reel - Festival international de Cinema 2014, in International Moyens Métrages Competition (Switzerland)
États généraux du film documentaire / 2014 / Sélection Expériences du regar
Contacts
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Main Contact
Céline Loiseau
- Company:
- TS Productions
- Phone:
- +33 153 102 400
- Email:
- cloiseau@tsproductions.net