Experiencing Interruptions?

Loop(H)ole

When the Lebanese people revolted against their corrupt government in October 2019, no one knew where the world was headed. As 2020 rolled in with the COVID-19 global pandemic, and an explosion that shook the Lebanese to their core, a new type of degradation occurred. loop(H)ole is a filmed depiction of a life no longer resembling anything previously experienced. The people in the space keep moving in attempt to loop back to the life they had previously lived. No matter how many times they try, no matter how many holes they climb out of, nothing is the same. loop(H)ole is an artistic portrayal of a reality in which every being in the world panicked, and every being fought to re-establish their lives of the past. No matter the attempts, their efforts were in vain. Day after day, hour after hour, moving to find a new normal in a place that no longer resembled itself. The struggle to maintain life in a lifeless space creates an inescapable hole, a loop from which the only remaining salvation is unknown.

  • Jihad Saade
    Director
  • Al Sarab Dance Company
    Director
  • Sarah Fadel
    Project Director
  • Nadra Assaf
    Vision and Conceptualisation
  • Sarah Fadel
    Vision and Conceptualisation
  • Mourane Matar
    Assistant Director
  • Al Sarab Dance Company
    Choreography
  • Alan Abi Sleiman
    Original Soundtrack
  • Laetitia Hakim
    Visuals
  • Sarah Fadel
    Movers
  • Myriam Barakat
    Movers
  • Carine Abboud
    Movers
  • Marita Matar
    Movers
  • Yara Mansour
    Movers
  • Gaelle Chamoun
    Movers
  • Al Sarab Dance Company
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Dance Film, Screendance, dance
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 5, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival
    Batroun
    Lebanon
    September 4, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Imajitari International Dance Film Festival
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
Director Biography - Jihad Saade, Al Sarab Dance Company

Jihad Saade, born in 1989, finished his cinema studies at Notre Dame University in 2012. His graduation film received the best student film in Barcelona International Film Festival. In 2015, he received a residency from Goethe Institute to develop in first feature documentary. In 2017 he co-directed a short documentary that received the audience award in the Lebanese Film Festival in Canada. He is currently finalizing his new short film shot just before the outbreak of the 17 October revolution. Jihad has been working for over 10 years in different productions ranging from creative to news oriented projects.

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