Arab Films Announced at the 2008 Cannes Festival
While its a decrease in the number of Arab films featured at 2007 Cannes Festival (it was really a stellar year with Lebanese films ‘Caramel’ and ‘The Lost Man,’ among others), the 2008 Cannes line-up features two noteworthy Arab films in the Un Certain Regard section.
First up is Je Veux Voir directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. This is the 2nd feature-length narrative from these two Beirut-based artists/professors who have made a name for themselves as visual artists (photography and installation art), documentarians and academics. Their 1st feature was the 2005 A Perfect Day.
Also included this year is the 1st feature-length narrative Salt of this Sea from Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir. Jacir’s short film Like Twenty Impossibles received a whole slew of festival awards when it came out in 2003.
*Photos taken from CRG Gallery and NY Women in Film and TV websites, respectively.
Here’s the whole Cannes line-up.
