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I Want to See
2008, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, 70 minutes.

While in Beirut to attend a glamorous banquet, legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve (Potiche, Belle de Jour) insists on being taken to the southern regions of Lebanon in order to see first-hand the devastation caused by Israel's month-long bombing campaign there in the summer of 2006.

Cleverly blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, directors Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas (A Perfect Day) create a mesmerizing, thought-provoking travelogue in which they appear as filmmakers capturing Deneuve's road-trip on camera.

After visiting the crumbling ruins of ancient villages and watching as the shattered remnants of cities and towns are slowly pushed into the sea, Deneuve's perception of Lebanon is transformed somewhat when she appears later that evening before the myriad photographers ardently capturing her image at the elegant evening gala.

This film is available with a Digital Site License (DSL), which allows colleges, universities, or libraries to encode, locally host, and stream the film to their community on a closed, password-protected system.

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Feature Film:
• Broken Wings, The Yousef Malouf, 1962, 90 minutes,
• I Want to See Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, 2008, 70 minutes,
• In the Shadows of the City Jean Chamoun, 2000, 102 minutes,
• Once Upon a Time: Beirut Jocelyne Saab, 1994, 101 minutes,
• Suspended Life, A Jocelyne Saab, 1984, 90 minutes,
• Tango of Yearning Mohammed Soueid, 1998, 70 minutes,
• Time Has Come Jean-Claude Codsi, 1994, 83 minutes,
• Tornado, The Samir Habchi, 1992, 90 minutes,
• Under the Bombs Philipe Aractingi, 2006, 98 minutes,
• West Beirut Zaid Doueiri, 1998, 105 minutes,
Documentary:
• 33 Days Mai Masri, 2007, 70 minutes,
• All Is Well On the Border Front Akram Zaatari, 1997, 43 minutes,
• Beirut Diaries Mai Masri, 2006, 80 minutes,
• Beirut: The Last Home Movie Jennifer Fox, 1988, 125 minutes,
• Children of Shatila Mai Masri, 1998, 50 minutes,
• Crazy of You Akram Zaatari, 1997, 26 minutes,
• Everything and Nothing Jayce Salloum, 2001, 40 minutes,
• Fairuz: We Loved Each Other So Much Jack Janssen, 2003, 80 minutes,
• Films of Masri & Chamoun: Frontiers of Dreams and Fears & Children of Shatila Mai Masri, 1998 & 2001, 106 minutes,
• Frontiers of Dreams and Fears Mai Masri, 2001, 56 minutes,
• Hostage of Time Jean Chamoun, 1994, 50 minutes,
• Khiam Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, 2000, 52 minutes,
• Kingdom of Women, The Dahna Abourahme, 2010, 54 minutes,
• Lanterns of Memory Jean Chamoun, Mai Masri, 2009, 52 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: Hezbollah , 2003, 180 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: The Amal Movement , 2003, 180 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: The Kataeb Party , 2003, 200 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: The Lebanese Forces , 2003, 83 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: The Progressive Socialist Party , 2003, 180 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: The Syrian Social National Party , 2003, 120 minutes,
• Lebanese Political Parties: Six DVD Set , 2003, 15 hours,
• Lebanese Religions: The Druze Mohammed Abou Feleh, 2003, 210 minutes,
• Lebanese Religions: The Maronites Mohammed Abou Feleh, 2003, 275 minutes on 2 DVDs,
• Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour Daizy Gedeon, 1996, 61 minutes,
• Marathon Beirut: For the Love of Lebanon Deborah Harse, 2008, 73 minutes,
• Nightfall Mohamed Soueid, 2000, 70 minutes,
• Rafiq Hariri: The Man With the Golden Soles Omar Amiralay, 2000, 54 minutes,
• Sharfouna Andre Simon, 1997, 27 minutes,
• Suspended Dreams Jean Khalil Chamoun and Mai Masri, 1992, 50 minutes,
• This Is Not Beirut Jayce Salloum, 1994, 48 minutes,
• Under the Rubble Jean Khalil Chamoun and Mai Masri, 1983, 40 minutes,
• Up to the South Jayce Salloum and Walid Ra'ad, 1993, 60 minutes,
• Veiled Voices Brigid Maher, 2009, 59 minutes,
• War Generation Beirut Jean Khalil Chamoun & Mai Masri, 1988, 50 minutes,
• War of Lebanon, The Omar Al Issawi, 2000, 12 hours,
• Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon Jean Khalil Chamoun & Mai Masri, 1986, 70 minutes,
Short Film:
• Beirut Palermo Beirut Mahmoud Hojeij, 1998, 17 minutes,
• Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs, The Walid Ra'ad, 1996-1999, 17 minutes,
• Red Chewing Gum and Other Shorts by Akram Zaatari Akram Zaatari, 1995-2000, 48 minutes,
• When the Voices Fade Erika Cohn, 2010, 21 minutes,
Other:
• Fairuz (Live In Las Vegas) Rima Rahbani, 2002, 179 minutes,

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