Archive for September, 2011

Global People Project: Middle East

Thursday, September 15th, 2011


Filming across the Middle East for Global People Project has just been completed.

Over 100 interviews from Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon will shortly be a part of the Thought Map. They are currently being translated.

This production was made possible by:

NABIL GABER. Nabil produced and conducted the first interviews shot in Doha.

HAMIDA ISSA AL KUWARI. Hamida produced and conducted the second group of interviews in Doha.

AZMI ABU-JALALA.Azmi conducted the Doha majlis interview and is translating Doha interviews.

SCANDAR COPTI.A warm thanks to Scandar for helping at the Doha Film Institute for being sucha great help with filmmakers in Doha and the Middle East.

ALIA RASHEED. Alia produced and conducted the interviews in Muscat.

SAMI JAFFER. Sami produced the interviews in Muscat.

RULA NASSER. Rula produced and conducted the interviews in Amman and its surrounds and Wadi Rum.

QABAA. Qabaa made the Bedouin interviews in Wadi Musa both possible and plentiful.

ROWINA BOU HARB. Rowina produced and conducted the interviews in Beirut and is helping with the Lebanon translations.

NANCY AZOURY & NICOLAS KHABBAZ. Nancy & Nicolas co-ordinated the Beirut and Mount Lebanon teams and Nacy is helping with the Lebanon translations.

NANCY ISAAC. Nancy helped set up several interviews and recorded sound in Beirut.

NAJI BECHARA. Naji produced and conducted the Mount Lebanon interviews.

KHADIJA HAMZEH.Khadija produced and conducted the Deir Ntar interviews in south Lebanon. Thanks Also to Khadija’s brother Mohamad for introducing Khadija to the project.

STEVEN & GEORGE CHALOUHI. A warm thank you to Steven for such kind help in introducing the project to people in Lebanon and to George for introducing Steven.