Ghassan Salhab
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Ghassan Salhab is a Lebanese screenwriter, film director, and producer.
Salhab was born in in Dakar
, Senegal
to Lebanese
parents. In Addition to making his own films, Salhab collaborates on various scenarios in Lebanon and in France, and teaches film at ALBA and USJ. He has directed three feature films: Beyrouth Fantome, Terra Incognita and The Last Man. He has also made numerous short films and videos, including: Posthume, Narcisse Perdu, My living body, my dead body, La Rose de Personne, Afrique Fantome, and Apres la Mort. He has published his texts and articles in Various magazines. His fourth feature film, 1958 Autoportrait d'hier, was screened at Cinema Metropolis / Empire Sofil on May 4, 2009.
co-realized with N. Khodr
Also realized by A. Zaatari and M. Soueid
Salhab was born in in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
to Lebanese
Lebanese people in Senegal
-Migration history:The first trader from Lebanon arrived in Senegal in the 1860s. However, early migration was slow; by 1900, there were only about one hundred Lebanese living in the country, mostly from the vicinity of Tyre. They worked as street vendors in Dakar, Saint-Louis, and Rufisque. After...
parents. In Addition to making his own films, Salhab collaborates on various scenarios in Lebanon and in France, and teaches film at ALBA and USJ. He has directed three feature films: Beyrouth Fantome, Terra Incognita and The Last Man. He has also made numerous short films and videos, including: Posthume, Narcisse Perdu, My living body, my dead body, La Rose de Personne, Afrique Fantome, and Apres la Mort. He has published his texts and articles in Various magazines. His fourth feature film, 1958 Autoportrait d'hier, was screened at Cinema Metropolis / Empire Sofil on May 4, 2009.
Filmography
- La clef (1986)
- Aprés la mort (1991)
- L’autre (1991)
- Afrique fantôme (1994)
- Beyrouth Fantôme (1998)
- de la séduction (1999)
co-realized with N. Khodr
- La rose de personne (2000)
- Baalbeck (2000)
- Terra IncognitaTerra incognita (film)Terra incognita is a 2002 Lebanese-French drama film directed by Ghassan Salhab. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carol Abboud - Soraya* Abla Khoury - Leila* Walid Sadek - Nadim...
(2002) - Mon corps vivant, mon corps mort (2003)
Also realized by A. Zaatari and M. Soueid
- Narcisse perdu (2004)
- Brêve rencontre avec Jean Luc Godard, ou le cinéma comme métaphore (2005)
- The Last Man (2006)
- Temps mortTemps MortTemps mort is the debut album by French rapper Booba. For the song "Nouvelle école" exists also a remix which features American rap duo Mobb Deep.- Track listing :- Samples :...
(2006) - Posthume (2007)
- 1958 Autoportrait d'hier (2009)
- 1958 (2009)