33 Days Lebanon
2007, 70min.
Prod./Dir.: Mai Masri, Dir. of Phot.: Hussein Nassar, Mai Masri, Music by: Rezina, Jan Garbarek, Edit.: Elias Chahine, Michele Tyan.
Filmed during the massive Israeli war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006, 33 Days follows the real-life stories of four people: A theatre director working with children who take shelter in a theatre after their homes were destroyed, a frontline journalist struggling to cover the war from a television station under fire, an aid worker coordinating emergency relief efforts for thousands of displaced people, and a news-desk director trying to cope not only with the war but with her new-born baby. In this gripping documentary, the director puts a face on the often-desensitized horrors of war taking us beyond the icy statistics and muted news stories into the fiery reality and courageous hearts of the survivors.
Production Company
Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel
Awards
First Prize, Tiempo de Historia (Valladolid FF, Spain 2009); Special Tribute, al-Kassaba (International FF, Palestine, 2007); Special Mention, (Tetouan Mediterranean FF, Morocco)
| Masri, Mai Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker who has directed and produced many films that have been broadcast on more than 100 television stations around the world. She earned her Bachelor's degree in film from San Francisco State University and together with her husband, filmmaker, Jean Chamoun produced a series of films that have won over 60 international awards.
Filmography
Under the Rubble (Co-Dir. J. Chamoun, 1983), Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon (1986), War Generation-Beirut (Co-Dir. J. Chamoun, 1989) Children of Fire (1990), Suspended Dreams (Co-Dir. J. Chamoun, 1992), Hanan Ashrawi: A Woman of Her Time (1995), Children of Shatila (1998), Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (2001), Beirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos(2006), 33 days (2007).
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