Episode 2: When Your World is Shattered. The Beirut Explosion.
I talk to award-winning Lebanese American documentary film maker Jude Chehab about her experience in Beirut during the devastating August 4th blast. Jude became a de facto relief worker, fundraiser and spokesperson during the horrible aftermath of the explosion. For more information, follow her on Instagram @judechehab. Donate to direct relief efforts for families who lost everything in the third largest explosion in human history www.paypal.me/judechehab Audio support by @bouglasspro and soundtrack “The Ghost You Love the Most” by @q_essar.
This is Not a Good Time.
The title has two meanings: one is the absolute joyride that has been 2020 (eyeroll), and the other is this: it’s never a good time to be brave, to do the thing we know we should do, that we are called to do. And that’s exactly why the perfect time to do it is now. In this podcast I talk to people I admire who are doing brave things.
Jude’s bio:Jude Chehab is a Lebanese/American filmmaker, whose early career work has landed awards, screening in film festivals worldwide. Her credits include collaborations with Refinery29, She Said Films, The Players Tribune, Oxfam GB, and Doctors Without Borders. She was part of Abbas Kiarostami’s last student group in Cuba, where she worked on a piece under his guidance. She was part of the North Star Residency at CIFF and is both a CAAM and NeXtDoc fellow. Jude's richly visual and intimate personal shooting style has illuminated issues close to her heart including the refugee crisis and female empowerment. She has recently worked as a DP on films in Somalia, Sudan and Pakistan and as an AP on Sesame Street’s newest show for Syrian refugees. Jude is currently in early production on her first feature documentary based in Lebanon and supported by IDA, ITVS, TFI and Sundance. She is based between NYC and Beirut.
