{"id":57741,"date":"2019-08-20T15:29:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=57741"},"modified":"2019-08-20T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:29:53","slug":"this-oscar-nominated-lebanese-director-turns-actress-for-a-film-showcasing-at-tiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=57741","title":{"rendered":"This Oscar-nominated Lebanese director turns actress for a film showcasing at TIFF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>2019 has been the year for Arab women to shine bright, and there\u2019s no doubt about that. And Nadine Labaki, the <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/1845\/lebanese-filmmaker-nadine-labaki-has-been-nominated-for-an-oscar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first Arab woman to be nominated for an Oscar<\/a> in the \u2018Foreign Film\u2019 category has been the in the center of it all. Not to mention, she was also nominated at this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/1617\/lebanese-director-nadine-labaki-nominated-for-a-bafta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAFTAs<\/a>, and after receiving praise for &#8216;Capernaum&#8217; from Oprah, invited into her home for to dine with the philanthropist.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the extremely talented director is adding another feather to her cap by turning to acting. 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padding:0 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1JycI2nLIs\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0641\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u062a\u0648 \u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u064b\u0627 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a &#8220;1982&#8221; \u0644\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0648\u0644\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0624\u0646\u0633\u060c \u0648\u062a\u0644\u0639\u0628 \u0628\u0637\u0648\u0644\u062a\u0647 \u0646\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0628\u0643\u064a. #\u0627\u062f\u0639\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0646\u0645\u0627_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 One of this year&#8217;s Arab films at #TIFF19 is Lebanese film 1982, directed by Oualid Mouaness and starring @NadineLabaki. #SupportArabCinema<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dubaifilmfestival\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Dubai Film Festival<\/a> (@dubaifilmfestival) on <time datetime=\"2019-08-14T17:34:03+00:00\" style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\">Aug 14, 2019 at 10:34am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u20181984\u2019, the Lebanese film directed by Oualid Mouanness, is based on the story of an 11-year old boy who attempts to tell a girl he loves her, but amidst all of this, gets caught up in the airstrikes that hit Beirut at the beginning of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Mouanness spoke to <i>The National <\/i>and said, \u201cIt\u2019s completely autobiographical. It is actually based on my last day of school in Lebanon, in 1982, before we had to leave the country. The film in its entirety takes place in one location, in the school, during the course of one day, and that school is in the mountains in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;1984&#8217; however, will not be the only Arab film making it on to TIFF&#8217;s roster this year; Tunisian feature <i style=\"box-sizing: inherit\">Noura Dreams<\/i>, the Egyptian film <i style=\"box-sizing: inherit\">Certified Mail and <\/i>Elia Suleiman&#8217;s Palestinian feature<i style=\"box-sizing: inherit\"> It Must Be Heaven<\/i> will all be representing the Arab world. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/6685\/this-oscar-nominated-lebanese-director-turns-actress-for-a-film-showcasing-at-tiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 2019 has been the year for Arab women to shine bright, and there\u2019s no doubt about that. 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