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War of peace
This documentary looks at the situation in Lebanon after the July 2006 War, through several young Lebanese adults.
It explores the relations with and between the confessional (religious) communities, their political parties and how the youth views the war and the future of Lebanon. |
It follows our characters on the streets starting with the American University Beirut (AUB) student elections, the funeral of Minister Pierre Gemayel, the opposition demonstration and the massive sit-in in the heart of Beirut.
Directed By: Hady Zaccak
Director Of Photography: Muriel Aboulrouss
Original Title: Harb el Salam
Year Of Production: 2007
Original Language: Arabic (with English/ French subtitles)
Sound: Mouhab Shanesaz
Editing: Elias Shaheen
Music: Emile Aouad
Sound Design: Rana Eid
Assistant Director: Hani Abdel Sater
Lighting And Camera Assistants: Damoun Ghaoui- Dany Chedid
Production Manager: Ali Obeid
Line Producer: Marwan Tarraf
Associate Producer: Diana Moukalled
Executive Producer: Jerry Mosier
Production: Gulf Trend Productions & Darkside TV & Film Production
Script: Diana Moukalled-Hady Zaccak
Format: HD
Running time: 100 minutes (TV version) 53 minutes (director’s cut)
Participants:
The Characters: Amira El-Solh, Hassan Elleik, Fadi Toufaili, Zein Radwan, Samer Samaha, Maria Karam, Roula El-Khatib.
The Politicians: MP Saad Hariri- Head of the Future Bloc, Dr.Samir Geagea- Leader of the Lebanese Forces,MP and Minister Mohammed Fneish- Hizbullah,
MP and Minister Marwan Hamadeh - Progressive Socialist Party, MP Ibrahim Kenaan - Free Patriotic Movement.
The Scholars: Hazem Saghieh – Political writer, Dr. Fawwaz Traboulsi- Writer and academic researcher
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Francoise Hassan, a life in the Palestinian camps / (فرانسواز حسن : حياة في المخيمات الفلسطينية )
The French 64-year-old Francoise has a special family: her children neither have her
features nor speak her language. They are all Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, a family she had adopted while volunteering as a nurse in the Palestinian camps.
Through her eyes and her exceptional life, we discover a love that knows no frontiers. |
Director: Anne Kanaan
Producer: Francois Monayar
DOP: Talal Khoury
Length: 56’13’’
Year Of Production: 2012
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Shi’a Echoes
This documentary sets out to capture the shades of political movements and opinions held today by Lebanese Shiites through the profiles of three young people and the intervention of an important Shiite cleric Sayyed Hani Fahs.
Marwan Hamdan is an aspiring filmmaker with “Leftist” beliefs who is facing difficulties in living in a society becoming more and more religious and closed.
Fouad Khraiss is a student who supports the “Amal” Movement founded by Imam Moussa Sadr. |
Isra’a Aoudeh is a fervent follower of Hizbullah.
The figure of the father, cinema v/s politics, the relation to “Dahieh”-Beirut southern suburb which is a Shiite stronghold- the south and liberation- the absence of a unifying state are all themes exposed in this journey where secularism and sectarianism face each other and where the echoes put question marks on Lebanon itself.
Written And Directed By: Hady Zaccak
Director Of Photography: Muriel Aboulrouss
Original Title: Asda’a Shi’a min Louban
Year Of Production: 2007
Original Language: Arabic (with English subtitles)
Sound: Mouhab Shanesaz
Assistant Director: Marwan Hamdan
Assistant Camera & Lighting: Talal Khoury
Political Consultant: Mohammed Al-Dika
Editing: Elias Shaheen
Music: Emile Aouad
Sound Design: Rana Eid
Graphics: Saad Kaabour
Production Manager: Micheline Nasrany
Line Producer: Marwan Tarraf
Executive Producer: Jerry Mosier
Production: Gulf Trend Productions & Darkside TV & Film Production
Format: HDV
Running Time: 52 minutes
Participants: Marwan Hamdan, Isra’a Aoudeh, Fouad Khraiss.
With the intervention of Sayyed Hani Fahs.
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Sunni Echoes
This documentary sets out to capture the shades of political movements and opinions held today by Lebanese Sunnis through the profiles of four young people and a special intervention of MP Saad Hariri.
Inas Tamim is member of the Future Movement and she lives in Tareek Jadidah-Beirut.
Bassem Hmouda is member of the Islamic Jamaa and he lives in Tripoli (North of Lebanon).
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Jamal Ghourabi is member of the Nasseri Popular Organization and he lives in Saida (South of Lebanon).
Facing them is Khaled Soubeih, a musician who is confronting politics with his Arab and Lebanese music.
Five chapters reflect the echoes: “searching for the father”, “the father and the son”, “politics and religion”, “sectarianism and beyond” and “the final interrogatory”.
Once again secularism and sectarianism face each other and the echoes put question marks on Lebanon itself.
Written And Directed By: Hady Zaccak
Director Of Photography: Muriel Aboulrouss
Original Title: Asda’a Sunnia min Louban
Year Of Production: 2007
Original Language: Arabic (with English subtitles)
Sound: Mouhab Shanesaz
Assistant Director: Micheline Nasrany
Assistant Camera & Lighting: Dany Chedid
Political Consultant: Mohammed Al-Dika
Editing: Elias Shaheen
Music: Khaled Soubeih
Sound Design: Rana Eid
Graphics: Saad Kaabour
Post Production: Dark Side TV Production
Production Manager: Micheline Nasrany
Line Producer: Marwan Tarraf
Executive Producer: Jerry Mosier
Production: Gulf Trend Productions & Darkside TV & Film Production
Format: HDV
Running Time: 52 minutes
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We and our beloved ones
Bassem has just returned to Beirut for a visit with one goal on his mind: to take his grandpa Abo Omar from Dar Al Ajaza and return him home. He strongly believes that being at home; grandpa will preserve his pride, health and happiness. Little did he know what this trip will unveil?
Ne7na w’ Habayebna/We and our beloved, is a journey into Abo Omar’s world that is filled with genuine emotions, sweet discoveries and major life decisions. |
Muse Advertising Agency in Association with Darkside Film & TV Production Present a Film by Pierre Salloum
Directed By: Pierre Salloum
Director Of Photography: Nidal Abdul Khalek
Cast: Abdel Rahman Al Tannir and Hasan Jobeily and Dar al Ajaza al islamia Team
Edited By: Farah Fayed
Music By: John-Paul Jalwan
Music & Sound Design: Tony Kaalany Audiotakes Studio
Writing By: Hanna Khoury and Pierre Salloum
Produced By: Rozan Chaer and Batz Balekdjian and Christelle Fery
Executive Producer: Nada Tarraf
Client: CHF International
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I work |
Client: AJN - Tahet El Mejhar
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Lebanon: The Culture of Corruption / لبنان: ثقافة الفساد
Today Corruption has become a nation culture, the basis of our deprived society. It is a disease plaguing many countries in the world. According to an International Institute, Lebanon ranked 127 over the 178 most corrupt countries in the world with a corruption meter of 2.5 (0 being the highest indicator of corruption). In Lebanon, this phenomenon is depleting the government’s scarce financial resources, obstructing economic growth, discouraging new talent and widening the gap between the rich and the poor. |
Director: Maroun Asmar
Producer: Hassan Kassem
DOP: Wassim Nohra
Length: 46’58’’
Year of production: 2012
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Bodyguards / الظل الثاني: من يحمي من؟
They made a vow to protect who hire them with their own lives, which in Lebanon is sometimes and dramatically the price they pay. This documentary follows “the bodyguards”, men who chose to become human shields to protect others. Who are they? How do they live? What motivates them? How’s the industry of Personal security flourishing worldwide? |
Director: Rani Bitar
Research: Jouhaina Khaldieh
Producer: Zeina Tannous Fares
DOP: Wassim Nohra
Music By: Tunefork Studios
Length: 52’
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Death Penalty in the arab world / (عقوبة الاعدام في العالم العربي: من يقتل من؟)
The Death Penalty aroused controversy on a wide scale and its legitimacy as a reflection to the social reaction to the offender is still present to this day. It was a common practice in ancient heavenly religions, especially in times dominated by the idea of religious revenge. Today two trends have appeared: those in favor of retaining it, and those demanding its abolishment. |
The film analyzes "The Death Penalty in the Arab World" through a series of distinctive angles: social, religious, legal, psychological, tribal…
Director: Rani Bitar
Producer: Ibrahim Harb
DOP: Elie Kamal
Music By:Karim Khneysser
Length: 90’
Production Year: 2012
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Me and my mirror / (أنا و المراّة)
Lebanon, the country of the Goddess of Beauty “Ashtarout” or Astarte has become one of the favorite destinations for health and beauty dreamers among the wealthy clients of plastic surgery. More than 40% of the patients are female Arabs from the Gulf who visit Lebanon to secretly improve their physical appearance, thus creating a very profitable industry called “cosmetic Tourism”, ultimately boosting Lebanon’s economy. What distinguishes Lebanon from other countries in this field? What makes the fame of these surgeons of beauty? |
Director: Zeina Tannous Fares
DOP: Muriel Aboulrouss, Ziad Tarraf
Executive Producer: Nada Tarraf
Research: Maha Kays
Music By: Rayess Bek
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Starmaking / صناعة النجومية
Celebrities and Stars appear daily on TV and Satellite. They achieve remarkable stardom, feeding the phenomenon of Starmaking, which is constantly thriving thanks to the skills of talented and achieved producers. Is a star created or just discovered and unveiled? The film is a small glimpse behind the scenes of the glamorous star system. |
Director: Robert Cremona
Research: Jouhaina Khaldieh
Producer: Zeina Tannous Fares
DOP: Karim Ghorayeb
Music By: Emile Aouad - Mashrou3 Leila
Length: 48’16’’
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Women Warriors / سلاح في ايد ناعمة
Women have always ventured in fields that were male-dominated including military combat. Many Lebanese women “Muslims and Christians” have an experience as women fighters.
These women manage to carry weapons and fight side by side with other men fighters and succeed in achieving their military and political missions.
What do these women accomplish on a feminine level? And did carrying weapons made them loose their primary roles as women and mothers?
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Director: Bilal Khreis
Research: Riad Kobeissy, Josephine Dib
DOP: Marwan Boustany
Length: 48’35’’
Year Of Production: 2009
