Jihad Saade
Jihad SAADÉ is a Lebanese filmmaker who graduated from Notre Dame University in 2012. His graduation short film, All About Her, received the Best Student Film award at the Barcelona International Film Festival. Since then, he has worked as a cinematographer and director on various campaigns and documentaries. His recent filmography includes the short fiction film Not Far From Here (2023) and Diaries From Lebanon, a feature documentary he shot, which was selected for the Berlinale in 2024. His film, Shapes Of Normal Human Beings, a feature documentary he co-wrote and produced with director Salim Mrad, had its world premiere at IFFR 2025.
Filmography
Not Far From Here (2023, short), Escalation (2025, short), Home Bitter Home (2026)
Jihad Saade at IFFR
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Home Bitter Home
Ghina Abboud, Naïm El Hajj, Salim Mrad, Aline Ouais, Jihad Saade, Marie-Rose Osta | 157' | Lebanon | World premiere
Six directors craft intimate portraits of artists striving to create and survive in today’s Lebanon. -
Shapes of Normal Human Beings
Salim Mrad | 105' | Lebanon | World premiere
Three friends take an 8-day road journey to make sense of Lebanon at this moment in time.