Focus

Youssef Chahine (1926–2008) is considered a pioneer and a key figure in Egyptian and Middle Eastern cinema. Throughout his prolific career, spanning six decades and comprising more than forty films, Chahine’s perspective captured the upheavals of Egyptian society, from British occupation to the fall of the monarchy and Nasser’s regime, as well as the rise of political Islamism and the changing relationship between the Arab world and the West. His cinema moved from neorealism to melodrama, from historical allegory to musical comedy, and from social criticism to autobiography.

(Excerpt from the Lost & Found catalogue dedicated to the director)
In collaboration with the Filmoteca Valenciana

We explore the work of Franco-Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab through two screenings that offer a deeper understanding of her work and her influence on war reporting. The first session focuses on the documentary as a witness to conflict and a tool for preserving the memory of communities. It also invites us to reflect on the constant barrage of war images and their impact on the way we see the world. The second session approaches her work from a more intimate and poetic perspective, exploring how the filmmaker transforms the experience of war into a reflection on memory, loss, territory and resistance.

Cycle organised in collaboration with the Associació Dona i Cinema.