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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Beirut turned into a war zone in a matter of hours. We were stuck at home, the roads were blocked.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.
- Conflict
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.
- Lot
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just someone who observes a lot.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never felt that my job was difficult because I'm a woman. It's a difficult job regardless, and it's even more difficult in Lebanon because there's no film industry. There's no structure, funding, or institutions for filmmakers.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Films can make you dream. They allow you to imagine a different world. It's why I decided to become a filmmaker. I wanted that even though it seemed impossible.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, I used to spend a lot of time at home because of the war. We couldn't go out and play or go to school. Boredom was a big part of my life.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lucky because I used to live right next to a video-rental store. I used to spend so much time watching films. So I've seen a lot. I used to watch 'Dynasty' and 'Dallas' and have seen every kind of film. I've been influenced by everything I've seen.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen so many women in my family, so many mothers, that have lost children in the war in such absurd ways. I wonder how they do it. How do they keep living? How do they keep smiling?
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Self-censorship has become a part of me. I think because we live in a place where community is very important, family is very important, you feel the weight of how people look at you. Even though I might seem very modern and very liberated, I still have a lot of issues to deal with. I'm scared of how people look at me.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learned to do what I want without hurting anyone. I've learned how to get away with it, with everything. I'm getting away with what I'm trying to do on film but also in my own way.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lebanon is not only burning buildings and people crying in the street. When you say 'Lebanon,' especially to foreigners, that's the first thing they think of.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to believe that my actors are not acting. That whatever they are doing, or whatever has been said, would happen in real life.
- Impact
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you show people on the big screen that could be our next-door neighbour or our cousin, it does have an impact on our lives.
- Healing Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
Movements like Time's Up and #MeToo are putting the problems out there and creating conversations about the issues, and that's really how the healing process starts.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
Critics' points of view can be one thing today and be very different in a few years.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of myself more as a director than as an actress. But I do like to perform and express myself in different ways, and I'll keep on doing so, provided I can find interesting roles.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cinema is not only about making people dream. It's about changing things and making people think.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I make 'Chick Flicks.'
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a woman. I definitely have a woman's perspective. I'm also a mother, and I think, because of that, I feel responsible to try and make a difference.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe everybody can make a change in the world.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important to me to understand myself and my place in the world. My films help me with that, and the more people see them, the more I am making a statement.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's only normal for me to work with my family because I think they are talented and because there's a warmth when I'm working. As a filmmaker, sometimes you are very fragile. You are in a very fragile situation most of the time. I think it's important to be surrounded by people you just get along with.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to express myself fully with my body, with my language, with my voice, and through directing.
- Anything Is Possible
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- Nov 07, 2020