''The Lebanese Rocket Society'' is a 2012 Franco - Lebanese documentary film directed by
Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are Lebanese filmmakers and artists. Their work includes feature and documentary films, video and photographic installations, sculpture, performance lectures and texts.
Personal life
Joana Hadjithomas ( ...
and
Khalil Joreige
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are Lebanese filmmakers and artists. Their work includes feature and documentary films, video and photographic installations, sculpture, performance lectures and texts.
Personal life
Joana Hadjithomas ( ...
and released theatrically on 1 May 2013.
Synopsis
In the 1960s, Lebanon was the first Arab country to start sending rockets into the sky. Led by
Manoug Manougian
Manoug Manougian (April 29, 1935 – May 7, 2024) was an Armenian scientist and academic who was considered to be the father of the Lebanese space program. Manougian was born on April 29, 1935, in Jerusalem. He died on March 27, 2024, in Tampa, ...
, their physics teacher, a small group of students from the
Haigazian University
Haigazian University (; , pronounced ''Haygazyan Hamalsaran'') is a higher education institution founded in 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon as Haigazian College. For a brief period starting 1992, the name was changed to Haigazian University College befo ...
(called Haigazian College at the time) began tests and launched their first rockets to conquer space under the name ″Lebanese Rocket Society″. Their work was briefly a source of national pride.
Cast and crew
* Director: Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
* Production:
Edouard Mauriat (
Mille et une productions), and
Georges Shoucair (
Abbout Productions)
* France Distribution: Urban Distribution
* Photography:
Jeanne Lapoirie and Khalil Joreige
* Animation:
Ghassan Halawani
* Editing:
Tina Baz
* Music: Scrambled Eggs
* Genre: Documentary
* Country of origin: France, Lebanon
* Format:
DCP
Selections
* Official selection at the
Doha Tribeca Film Festival
The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) was an annual five-day film festival that was organised from 2009 to 2012 to promote Arab and international films, and to develop a sustainable film industry in Qatar. One of Qatar's largest entertainment event ...
2012
* Official selection at the
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...
2012
* Official selection at
Cinéma du réel
Cinéma du réel (Lit. "Cinema of the Real") is an international documentary annual film festival held in Paris, France, since 1978. It is organised by the Bibliothèque publique d'information (BPI), and screenings take place at the Pompidou Cen ...
See also
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Lebanese space program
The Lebanese space program was not initially an official government-sponsored effort. Rather, it revolved around the Lebanese Rocket Society which emerged from the Haigazian College Rocket Society, and was founded by Manoug Manougian in 1960. The ...
References
External links
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2012 documentary films
2012 films
Documentary films about outer space
French documentary films
Lebanese documentary films
2010s French films
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