A Film Far Beyond a God

Waël Noureddine (b. 1978, Lebanon) is a writer, poet, and filmmaker. He began his professional career as a journalist with the Lebanese newspaper Annahar. His films deal with real-life situations in literary and critical terms. They try to capture the physical and mental scars of conflict, while resisting subjugation and submission. In 2002, he directed and produced his first documentary film, Chez Nous à Beyrouth, which premiered at the French Cinémathèque as part of the Avant-Garde program. His films have screened in numerous festivals and museums worldwide, and they include the experimanetal documntary Ça sera beau (From Beyrouth with Love) (2005), the documentary or a hell trip July Trip filmed during the July Israel-Lebanon 2006 war, A Film Far Beyond God (2008) shot in Yemen about the pre-Islamic god Hubal, and the short films L’Histoire de la drogue and Abu Dhabi: An Architectural Critique (2009). Currently Noureddine is either farming crocodiles or preparing a new film, nobody really knows.