Seeking to decode a final, unanswered invitation, a filmmaker explores why the renowned Lebanese director Jocelyne Saab reached out for a collaboration just two months before her passing. Since his reply can never reach her, the film transforms into a lyrical expedition through the life, political commitments, and artistic vision of a singular voice from the era of revolution. – Locarno Film Festival
Mohanad Yaqubi
PS, BE, QA 2026 | German Premiere
81 min | French, English, Arabic
Mohanad Yaqubi
Born in Kuwait in 1981. Alongside his work as a filmmaker and producer, he teaches film studies at the International Art Academy in Palestine. He is a co-founder of the production company Idioms Film in Ramallah and of the collective Subversive Film, which focuses on militant film practice. In his work, he explores the intersection of archives, solidarity and cinema.
Films (selection)
Carnaval 2004 | Insomnia 2005 | No Exit 2013 | Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory 2016 | R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity 2022 | Revolutionaries Never Die 2026
D: Mohanad Yaqubi | B: Mohanad Yaqubi, Mathilde Rouxel | DOP: Hassan Naamani, Gérard Simon, Jocelyne Saab, Olivier Guéneau | E: Elettra Bisogno, Mohanad Yaqubi, Rita Maria Habib | SD: Raf Enckels | P: Sami Saeed | WS: Square Eyes | Stimmen: Mohanad Yaqubi, Jocelyne Saab