Jasad & the queen of contradictions [videorecording] / Black Unicorn Productions ; produced & directed by Amanda Homsi-Ottosson
- Additional Titles
- Jasad and the queen of contradictions
- Published
- New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [2012]
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (40 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- Homsi-Ottosson, Amanda, Ḥaddād, Jumānah Sallūm, Black Unicorn Productions (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)
- Language Note
- In Arabic with English subtitles.
- Summary
- "Lebanese poet and writer Joumana Haddad has stirred controversy in the Middle East for having founded "Jasad" (the Body), an erotic quarterly Arabic-language magazine. Dedicated to the body's art, science and literature, "Jasad" is one of the first of its kind in the Arab world and has caused a big debate in the Arabic region not only for its explicit images, erotic articles and essays on sex in Arabic but also for the fact that an Arab woman is behind it all. Despite Beirut's external appearance of freedom portrayed through its infamous nightlife and women's stylish and open revealing fashion sense, this is all still taboo. JASAD tackles the subject of sexuality in Lebanon, giving insight on the rare use of the Arabic language to discuss sex and erotica. Different views regarding the magazine and sexuality are also given by the head of a women's rights organization, a sexual health educator and a doctor who performs hymen reconstruction surgeries. Despite the debates, the threats and the lack of funds, one passionate woman shows no sign of slowing down her small steps towards a "sexual revolution" in the Arab world" - Women Make Movies web site.
- Subject(s)
- Ḥaddād, Jumānah Sallūm
- Lebanese periodicals—Social aspects
- Human body—Lebanon—Religious aspects
- Human body—Social aspects—Lebanon
- Human body—Erotic aspects—Periodicals
- Human body (Philosophy)—Periodicals
- Human figure in art—Periodicals
- Sex—Periodicals
- Erotica—Periodicals
- Sexology—Research—Lebanon—Periodicals
- Freedom of the press—Lebanon
- Genre(s)
- Related Titles
- Jasad
- Note
- This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011. - Creation/Production Credits Note
- Director of photography, Alain Donio ... [et al.] ; editing, Dana Kahil Trometer, Paul Griffiths ; music, Abdulaziz Issa, Hiba El Mansouri.
- Participant/Performer Note
- With: Joumana Haddad.
- Technical Details
- DVD-R.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction
- Includes public performance rights.
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