12/7/2023 0 Comments All these sleepless nights budgetIt helped us analyze where his responsibility lay, and why he made his public apology and confessions. It led to us to understand Assaad’s own background and role during that time. We started to research the character and his motivations extensively. Afterwards, Nizar wrote the Sleepless Nights scenario and edited the film. He produced my previous film, This is Lebanon. I started developing the film’s idea with the Palestinian director and producer Nizar Hassan. The previous question presented itself once again: how can a university student transform into a “monster”? He took up arms and started fighting his sectarianism motivated his march into battle. One of the young students who worked with me turned into a fighter overnight. ![]() The events of made me feel an urgent need to proceed with this film. Back then, he approached the association where I worked, asking for help in producing an educational film that would teach Lebanese youth about all the religions. At that time, I took a chance and told him we would answer his request, but it was obvious that the challenging film would be about him. ![]() I met Assaad Shaftari back in 2004-2005 in a totally different context from the idea for the film. Who ruled the “Eastern part” and why we were scared of them? What was the reason for the fear my parents lived? Why? Why? Why? Then the war ended, the peace and silence spread…and the questions remained hanging. I wanted to know the size of the damage he caused himself and others, and the responsibility he holds. I read his testimony, but I wanted to know more about him and his experience through the Lebanese civil war, how a normal human being turns to a fighter, a war planner…and then, as soon as peace is announced, he returns to the starting point, a normal citizen. He answered several questions I had after the end of the civil war. ![]() I first read the apology and the confessions of Assaad Shaftari back in 2002, when a local newspaper published them in a three-part series. Jadaliyya (J): What made you create this film?Įliane Raheb (ER): The idea of executing the Sleepless Nights documentary came gradually. New Texts Out Now: Eliane Raheb, Sleepless NightsĮliane Raheb, director.
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