Parine Jaddo
Encyclopedia
Parine Jaddo is an Iraqi
Arab American
film director
, best known for her production of Rasta's Paradise.
. Her family escaped from Iraq and moved to Lebanon
where she had studied biology
at the American University of Beirut
with plans to become a medical doctor but soon her family fled Lebanon when civil war broke out in the mid-'70s despite her staying to finish her degree, where she was sheltered by an American
couple from San Diego.
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
, Jaddo came to the U.S. She attended Howard University
where she completed her masters in in a graduate film program.
The short movie Aisha, was shot on a 35mm film while a film professor at Howard University
and was filmed on the eve of the first American conflict with Iraq. This movie was screened at the Women's Museum of Art in Washington DC.
She has also worked on Sankofa
with the Ethiopian
film maker Haile Gerima
.
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
Arab American
Arab American
An Arab American is a United States citizen or resident of Arab ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage or identity, who identifies themselves as Arab. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, best known for her production of Rasta's Paradise.
Biography
Jaddo was born into a working class intellectual and artistic family that was forced to move frequently due to political turmoil in the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Her family escaped from Iraq and moved to Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
where she had studied biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
with plans to become a medical doctor but soon her family fled Lebanon when civil war broke out in the mid-'70s despite her staying to finish her degree, where she was sheltered by an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
couple from San Diego.
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War , , called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel, and later known in Israel as the Lebanon War and First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon...
, Jaddo came to the U.S. She attended Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
where she completed her masters in in a graduate film program.
The short movie Aisha, was shot on a 35mm film while a film professor at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
and was filmed on the eve of the first American conflict with Iraq. This movie was screened at the Women's Museum of Art in Washington DC.
She has also worked on Sankofa
Sankofa
Sankofa can mean either the word in the Akan language of Ghana that translates in English to "go back and take" or the Asante Adinkra symbols of a a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back, or of a stylised heart shape...
with the Ethiopian
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
film maker Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima is an Ethiopian filmmaker, who resides in the United States. He is a leading member of the L.A. Rebellion film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. His films have received wide international acclaim. Gerima has also been an influential film professor at...
.
Filmography
- Atash (1995)
- Aisha (2000)
- Tayh (Astray) (2003)
- Rasta's Paradise