CINEMA FOUAD

Cinematographer: Maurice Toubia

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Editor: Nada Abdallah

Sound Design: Nada Abdallah

A documentary on the life and ambitions of a young Lebanese cross-dresser, the video follows her journey from soldier to cabaret dancer in an effort to raise funds for her sex change

operation. Shot in Beirut, CINEMA FOUAD weaves a complex and multi-layered story of sexuality, identity, and desire, and paints a compelling portrait of its subject. –THIRD WORLD

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Mohamed Soueid
Mohamed Soueid is a Lebanese writer, director and producer. Born in Beirut 1959. He is currently the Head of Documentary department at Al Arabiya News Channel. As a director, he has directed several films, including: •The Insomnia Of A Serial Dreamer (Documentary essay, 2020) • As Far As Yearning (Documentary essay co-directed with Ghassan Salhab, 24’, 2018) •Hanging Dates Under Aleppo’s Citadel (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2013) •A Spell of Absence (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2011) •How Bitter My Sweet (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2009) •My Heart Beats Only For Her (Documentary, 87’, Al Arabiya TV, 2008) •The Sky Is Not Always Above (Documentary, 95’, Al-Arabiya TV, 2007) •Civil War Documentary, 84 minutes, DV, Lebanon, 2002) •Nightfall (Documentary, 68’, Lebanon, 2000) •Tango of Yearning (Documentary, 70’, Lebanon, 1998. Winner of the Best Documentary Director Prize at Beirut International Film Festival in Beirut 2000) In addition to the above mentioned titles, Mohamed Soueid wrote 3 books: Postponed Cinema – Lebanese Films During the Civil War (1986); O Heart – A Film Autobiography on the Late Movie Theatres of Old Beirut, (1996) and Cabaret Souad (2004).

Mohamed Soueid

Mohamed Soueid is a Lebanese writer, director and producer. Born in Beirut 1959. He is currently the Head of Documentary department at Al Arabiya News Channel. As a director, he has directed several films, including: •The Insomnia Of A Serial Dreamer (Documentary essay, 2020) • As Far As Yearning (Documentary essay co-directed with Ghassan Salhab, 24’, 2018) •Hanging Dates Under Aleppo’s Citadel (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2013) •A Spell of Absence (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2011) •How Bitter My Sweet (Documentary, 90’, Al Arabiya TV, 2009) •My Heart Beats Only For Her (Documentary, 87’, Al Arabiya TV, 2008) •The Sky Is Not Always Above (Documentary, 95’, Al-Arabiya TV, 2007) •Civil War Documentary, 84 minutes, DV, Lebanon, 2002) •Nightfall (Documentary, 68’, Lebanon, 2000) •Tango of Yearning (Documentary, 70’, Lebanon, 1998. Winner of the Best Documentary Director Prize at Beirut International Film Festival in Beirut 2000) In addition to the above mentioned titles, Mohamed Soueid wrote 3 books: Postponed Cinema - Lebanese Films During the Civil War (1986); O Heart - A Film Autobiography on the Late Movie Theatres of Old Beirut, (1996) and Cabaret Souad (2004).

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