July 27, 2021

‘You Have to Treat an Image Like it Never Existed’: Jocelyne Saab’s Beirut Trilogy

by Linda Mokdad

Linda Mokdad This text is presented as part of the Mizna Film Series, a monthly selection which expands our regular film programming to include screenings, critical essays, filmmaker interviews, and discussions exploring revolutionary forms of cinema from the SWANA region and beyond. With the nationalization of the Egyptian film industry under Nasser, Lebanon was expected to replace Egypt as a distribution center for the Arabic-speaking world. The Lebanese Civil War...