Lara Saba / Blind Intersections
Lara graduated in 1994 with a degree in communications from the Jesuit University in Beirut. For 4 years after that, she worked as an assistant director for Lebanese Directors Joanna Hadji Thomas and Jean-Claude Maqdisi (A Man of Honor - showed during ANA 2012) as well as with British director Sally Potter. In 1997, she made the leap and directed her first feature PASSAGE. Soon after, she produced a few documentaries including UNDP award winning doc, Suspended Return. She soon traveled to France, where she continued to produce for Egyptian cinema as well as all Jazeera Children. In 2009 she returned to Lebanon, where she directed Shattered Memories, Beirut Truth & Versions. Her next project is a thriller set in Lebanon.
Lara graduated in 1994 with a degree in communications from the Jesuit University in Beirut. For 4 years after that, she worked as an assistant director for Lebanese Directors Joanna Hadji Thomas and Jean-Claude Maqdisi (A Man of Honor - showed during ANA 2012) as well as with British director Sally Potter. In 1997, she made the leap and directed her first feature PASSAGE. Soon after, she produced a few documentaries including UNDP award winning doc, Suspended Return. She soon traveled to France, where she continued to produce for Egyptian cinema as well as all Jazeera Children. In 2009 she returned to Lebanon, where she directed Shattered Memories, Beirut Truth & Versions. Her next project is a thriller set in Lebanon.
Lara graduated in 1994 with a degree in communications from the Jesuit University in Beirut. For 4 years after that, she worked as an assistant director for Lebanese Directors Joanna Hadji Thomas and Jean-Claude Maqdisi (A Man of Honor - showed during ANA 2012) as well as with British director Sally Potter. In 1997, she made the leap and directed her first feature PASSAGE. Soon after, she produced a few documentaries including UNDP award winning doc, Suspended Return. She soon traveled to France, where she continued to produce for Egyptian cinema as well as all Jazeera Children. In 2009 she returned to Lebanon, where she directed Shattered Memories, Beirut Truth & Versions. Her next project is a thriller set in Lebanon.