Zyara
Fall Grants 2018
Muriel Aboulrouss / Web Series / Lebanon, Qatar / 2015 / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Social Issues, Identity
Synopsis
‘Zyara’ presents an innovative and deeply personal approach to storytelling. It offers an insight into the testimonies of individuals who have experienced and overcome a wide range of social challenges. The programme has a unique role to play in promoting social cohesion, underlining the qualities which people have in common, rather than those which set them apart. The aim of this documentary series is to promote oneness, tolerance and acceptance by visiting people, meeting them in their personal environment, talking to them heart to heart, listening to their most cherished stories, the memories that marked them the most, feeling their deepest emotions, sharing their dreams and their vision of life. Although each one of us is different, although each one is unique, our stories, feelings and emotions are similar, and they make us one in the end.
Credits
- Director
- Muriel Aboulrouss
- Screenwriter
- Denise Jabbour, Muriel Aboulrouss
- Producer
- Denise Jabbour
- Production Company
- Home of Cine-Jam
About the Director
Muriel Aboulrouss is a multiple award-winning cinematographer, considered to be the first camerawoman in the Arab world. Her cinematography includes films, such as Hady Zaccak’s 'Mercedes' (2012) and 'Ya Omri' (2016), and fiction films such as Michel Kammoun’s 'Falafel' (2006) and George Hashem’s 'Stray Bullet' (2010). As a teacher and lecturer, she created and led Cine-Jam Film Lab since 2012. In 2014, she debuted as a director with the documentary series 'Zyara', produced by Home of Cine-Jam, which she set up together with Denise Jabbour. 'Zyara' won over 40 international awards so far and a new season will be produced every year.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Denise Jabbour
- Company:
- Home of Cine-Jam
- Phone:
- 70197856
- Email:
- denisejabbour@gmail.com