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.
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Jihad SaadeDirector
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Al Sarab Dance CompanyDirector
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Sarah FadelProject Director
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Nadra AssafVision and Conceptualisation
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Sarah FadelVision and Conceptualisation
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Mourane MatarAssistant Director
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Al Sarab Dance CompanyChoreography
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Alan Abi SleimanOriginal Soundtrack
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Laetitia HakimVisuals
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Sarah FadelMovers
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Myriam BarakatMovers
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Carine AbboudMovers
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Marita MatarMovers
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Yara MansourMovers
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Gaelle ChamounMovers
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Al Sarab Dance CompanyProducer
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Project Type:Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other
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Genres:Dance Film, Screendance, dance
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Runtime:16 minutes
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Completion Date:May 5, 2021
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Country of Origin:Lebanon
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Country of Filming:Lebanon
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Batroun Mediterranean Film FestivalBatroun
Lebanon
September 4, 2021
Official Selection -
Imajitari International Dance Film FestivalJakarta
Indonesia
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.