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Bellydance Vogue (2020)
My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 and for the first time, I celebrated it by myself. That’s why I wanted to send you a film « Bellydance Vogue » that I did in the confinement filmed while quarantine using VHS app and combining it with archive films that I have from the 80-90s. My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown, and for the first time, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one"
The film was made during quarantine.
Director- Hadi Moussally
Director Hadi Moussally
Director Biography - Hadi Moussally
Hadi Moussally was born in Lebanon in 1987.
By age 18, he decides to go study film direction in France where he acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” from Paris-Est Marne la Vallée University. Moussally then chooses to take on a complementary masters in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” from Paris X Nanterre University, in the course of Jean Rouch. In that respect, Hadi Moussally acquainted himself with reality-cinema. The anthropological and documentary approach accustoms him with the sense of keen observation of his subjects and alerts him to the importance of instantaneous shooting; whereas his fictional background gives him the urge of creating sensual, esthetically pleasing imagery universes.
From 2012, Hadi Moussally shifts towards the world of fashion and directs several experimental films some of which received various distinctions in festivals. In 2014 he made his first documentary on the end of his grandmother's life, and in 2016 a docu-portrait on a senior model. In 2018 he completed an experimental project on albinism "Positive" whose photos have been exhibited at the UNESCO, the City Hall of Paris and Beirut Art Fair as well. In 2015 he founded the production unit H7O7 whose main objective is to enable the making and promotion of films and photos with "hybrid" vocation where is privileged the mixture of genres between experimental, documentary, fashion and fiction.
Please tell us your motivation for making your film:
Queer Arab representation
What are the themes and central messages you wanted to convey with your submission?:
immigration, arab queerness,
Please list ANY possible CONTENT / TRIGGER Warnings:
TBD
Credits:
Hadi Moussally
Director
h7o7
Producer
Hadi Moussally
Key Cast
Hadi Zeidan
Music
"Bellydance Vogue" from the album "Sketches"
Olivier Pagny
DOP & Post-Production
Specs:
Project Type:
Experimental, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
Genres:
hyrbid, dance, experiemental, fashion
Runtime:
5 minutes
Completion Date:
May 21, 2020
Country of Origin:
Lebanon
Country of Filming:
Spain
Language:
Arabic
Shooting Format:
Digital
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
Film Color:
Color
First-time Filmmaker:
No
Student Project:
No
https://www.hadimoussally.com/
News & Reviews
"“Bellydance Vogue” by Hadi Moussally, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival"
"Bellydance Vogue by Hadi Moussally"
Kalblut Magazine
https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/bellydance-vogue-by-hadi-moussally/
"Article"
Daraj
- Year2020
- Runtime00:05:00
- CountryLebanon
- Rating
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Notehttps://www.hadimoussally.com/
- DirectorHadi Moussally
- CastHadi Moussally
Bellydance Vogue (2020)
My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 and for the first time, I celebrated it by myself. That’s why I wanted to send you a film « Bellydance Vogue » that I did in the confinement filmed while quarantine using VHS app and combining it with archive films that I have from the 80-90s. My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown, and for the first time, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one"
The film was made during quarantine.
Director- Hadi Moussally
Director Hadi Moussally
Director Biography - Hadi Moussally
Hadi Moussally was born in Lebanon in 1987.
By age 18, he decides to go study film direction in France where he acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” from Paris-Est Marne la Vallée University. Moussally then chooses to take on a complementary masters in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” from Paris X Nanterre University, in the course of Jean Rouch. In that respect, Hadi Moussally acquainted himself with reality-cinema. The anthropological and documentary approach accustoms him with the sense of keen observation of his subjects and alerts him to the importance of instantaneous shooting; whereas his fictional background gives him the urge of creating sensual, esthetically pleasing imagery universes.
From 2012, Hadi Moussally shifts towards the world of fashion and directs several experimental films some of which received various distinctions in festivals. In 2014 he made his first documentary on the end of his grandmother's life, and in 2016 a docu-portrait on a senior model. In 2018 he completed an experimental project on albinism "Positive" whose photos have been exhibited at the UNESCO, the City Hall of Paris and Beirut Art Fair as well. In 2015 he founded the production unit H7O7 whose main objective is to enable the making and promotion of films and photos with "hybrid" vocation where is privileged the mixture of genres between experimental, documentary, fashion and fiction.
Please tell us your motivation for making your film:
Queer Arab representation
What are the themes and central messages you wanted to convey with your submission?:
immigration, arab queerness,
Please list ANY possible CONTENT / TRIGGER Warnings:
TBD
Credits:
Hadi Moussally
Director
h7o7
Producer
Hadi Moussally
Key Cast
Hadi Zeidan
Music
"Bellydance Vogue" from the album "Sketches"
Olivier Pagny
DOP & Post-Production
Specs:
Project Type:
Experimental, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
Genres:
hyrbid, dance, experiemental, fashion
Runtime:
5 minutes
Completion Date:
May 21, 2020
Country of Origin:
Lebanon
Country of Filming:
Spain
Language:
Arabic
Shooting Format:
Digital
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
Film Color:
Color
First-time Filmmaker:
No
Student Project:
No
https://www.hadimoussally.com/
News & Reviews
"“Bellydance Vogue” by Hadi Moussally, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival"
"Bellydance Vogue by Hadi Moussally"
Kalblut Magazine
https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/bellydance-vogue-by-hadi-moussally/
"Article"
Daraj
- Year2020
- Runtime00:05:00
- CountryLebanon
- Rating
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Notehttps://www.hadimoussally.com/
- DirectorHadi Moussally
- CastHadi Moussally
