Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaimis an Egyptian American documentary film director best known for her films Control Room, Startup.com, Pangea Day and The Square, the latter of which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth17 May 1974
CountryEgypt
world proud als
Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.
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Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'
dream motivation moving
As the world is getting smaller, it becomes more and more important that we learn each other's dance moves, that we meet each other, we get to know each other, we are able to figure out a way to cross borders, to understand each other, to understand people's hopes and dreams, what makes them laugh and cry.
thinking media bombarded-by
If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of 'the Other' and a dehumanization of 'the Other,' and it's very much an us-versus-them conversation.
creativity people hardship
It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world.
opportunity principles united-states
You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.
people film i-can
I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike.
people challenges conflict
In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you.
I don't know if there's such a thing as objectivity.
thinking want filmmaking
When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.