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Jocelyne Saab is one of the most prolific and important Lebanese filmmakers of her time.                Her career began as a war reporter, before she decided to strike out on her own and independently cover the civil war that was tearing her country apart.

Jocelyne Saab made 12 films in Lebanon between 1974 and 1982, offering rare coverage of the Lebanese conflict through an unprecedented visual poetry. On the occasion of their new release, these films are shown in Berlin for the first time in their restored versions.

This first evening offers a panoramic view on Jocelyne Saab's cinema, through four short documentaries made in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war and to give you a glimpse of the program over the weekend.

Special Guest : Volker Schlöndorff

-    Children of war, R: Jocelyne Saab, France,1976, color, OmeU French with English & Arabic Subtitles, 10 min.
-    The Ship of Exile, R: Jocelyne Saab, Lebanon, 1982, color, OmeU French with English & Arabic Subtitles, 12 min.
-    Beirut my City, R: Jocelyne Saab, Lebanon, 1982, color, OmeU French with English & Arabic Subtitles, 37 min.

Followed by a panel discussion around Jocelyne Saab’s body of work with Gary Vanisian (Filmmaker, author and film curator), Mathilde Rouxel (Film analyst, curator and head of the Jocelyne Saab assosication), Myrna Maakaron (writer and filmmaker).