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THE DIRECTORS

Ghassan Salhab

Born in Dakar, Senegal in 1958, Ghassan Salhab has directed five feature films: Beyrouth Fantôme, Terra Incognita (selected by the section « Un Certain Regard » - Cannes 2002), The Last Man, 1958 and The Mountain, which have all been selected by various prestigious festivals around the world. Ghassan has also directed numerous short films and videos, including Posthumus; Narcisse Perdu; My Living Body, My Dead Body; La Rose de Personne; Baalbeck (co-directed with Akram Zaatari and Mohamad Soueid); Afrique Fantôme and Après la Mort… In addition to making his own films, Salhab collaborates on various screenplays in Lebanon and in France, and teaches film in Lebanon. He has also published his texts and articles in various magazines.
+ Filmography
2010 The Mountain, Feature Film
2009 1958, Documentary (66 min)
2007 Posthumus, Experimental Video (28 min)
2006 The Last Man, Feature Film (101 min)
2006 Temps Mort, Experimental Video (7 min)
2005 Brève rencontre avec Jean-Luc Godard, ou le cinéma comme métaphore, Experimental Video (40 min)
2004 Narcisse Perdu, Experimental Video (15 min)
2003 My Living Body, My Dead Body, Experimental Video (14 min)
2002 Terra Incognita, Feature Film (120 min)
2000 La Rose de Personne, Experimental Video (10 min)
2000 Baalbeck, Experimental Video (56 min)
1999 De la Séduction, Experimental Video (32 min)
1998 Phantom Beirut, Feature Film (116 min)
1994 Afrique Fantôme, Short Film (21 min)
1991 Après la Mort, Short Film (21 min)
1991 L’Autre, Experimental Video (10 min)
1986 La Clef, Short Film (15 min)
+ Links
http://www.ghassansalhab.com