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Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
Egyptian Director
Al Jazeera Film People Think World You
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Now, I don't know whether a film can change the world, but I know that it starts - I know the power of it - I know that it starts people thinking about how to change the world. Jehane Noujaim
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When you have an American mother from the Midwest and an Egyptian father, you travel back and forth and see such completely different stories in the news about the exact same events. It makes you think, 'How is anybody able to understand or even have a dialogue when the basis of information is just so completely different?' Jehane Noujaim
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Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their rights. Rights are never given to you. They have to be fought for and they have to be taken. Jehane Noujaim
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Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy. Jehane Noujaim
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It would be nice to be in one place for a while and have a social life again and get a job. But I'm not qualified to do anything. That's the problem. Jehane Noujaim
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Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it. Jehane Noujaim
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You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity. Jehane Noujaim
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I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning. Jehane Noujaim
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There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt. Jehane Noujaim
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In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you. Jehane Noujaim
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Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.' Jehane Noujaim
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When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point. Jehane Noujaim
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There are different opinions across the Middle East of Al-Jazeera. They've been kicked out of Egypt and Jordan and then let back in; they've been totally banned from Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria. Jehane Noujaim
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