BREAD

Documentary, 11:00 min, 1983, 16mm, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Both a visual feast and a didactic tool; from the wheat fields to the mill, from the bakery to the kitchen table, Bread is a dynamic and mouth-watering documentary.

Comparing homemade bread to its industrial counterpart, this hand-cut film will surely stir your appetite. The film’s powerful use of cinematic form is evident in its use of special camera angles that will spark the fancy of the filmmaker that lives within all of us. It also offers a rare opportunity to take a peek deep enough inside the oven to watch the yeast as it rises.

This enticing film starts off with wheat as it is grown and cultivated, and ends with buttered bread on the dinner table. Choosing to reveal variations in the manufacturing process, from bagels to stuffed loaves, the director, Albert Kish, succeeded, without difficulty, to generate a high level of interest about his photogenic subject. This documentary is recommended for all types of audiences; elementary school children, students of the social sciences or from culinary classes, even those in the work force and from other ethnic cultures. In terms of further research on the subject, you can always read the STUDY GUIDE that accompanies the film.

· 26th American Film Festival, 1984,  Blue Ribbon Award
· Murcia International Film Festival, 2nd Prize Documentary
· Yorkton Educational Film Festival, 1983, Nominated for Golden Sheaf
· San Francisco International Film Festival 1984
· Krakovie International Film Festival
· Birmingham International Film Festival
· Athens International Film Festival
· FILMEX
· MOMA (New York) retrospective 2007

Cast & Crew

CAMERA/D.O.P. : BILL KERRIGAN
ASSISTANT D.O.P. : ACHRAF CHBIB
ASSISTANT CAMERA : PETER VINET
SOUND : ANDREW KOSTER
MUSIC : LUDWIG SEMERJIAN
PRODUCTION MANAGER : SYLVIE OUAKNINE
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER : MAHNOOR YAR KHAN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AND RESEARCHER : MARJORIE MORTON
DIRECTOR, EDITOR : ALBERT KISH
PRODUCER : BASHAR SHBIB

THANKS :
AU BON CROISSANT
AUSTRIAN BAKERIE
ALIMENTS VICTORIA
FAIRMOUNT BAGEL FACTORY
JIMMY'S BAKERY
KIPLING
BOULANGERIE JEAN
MAISON COUSIN
NEW HUNGARIAN BAKERY
PHOENIX MILL
THE BUSKIN FAMILY
THE TATAGIAS FAMILY
AZRA KHAN

With the assistance of: The National Film Board of Canada (PAFFPS)

All Rights Reserved © 1983 Oneira Pictures International

LIBAN DANS LA TOURMENTE

Documentary, 29: 53 min, 1986, 16mm, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

LEYLA RAPHAEL documents the effects and consequences of civil war in Lebanese society by interviewing politicians, artists and civilians enduring the conflict.

Cast & Crew

PARTICIPANTS: FADL CHALAF, MONIR CHAMOUN, RENE CHAMUSSY SJ, MONA GEBARA, GUIRAGOSSIAN, NAMIDA KANAWATI, IMAN KHALIFE, JOSEPH KHOURY,
ALI ZEIN
CAMERA: FOUAD KHOURY, RICHARD AOUN, SAMIR NASSIF, NAZEM FUDDA
SOUND: YUSSEF ABOUKHALIL
MUSIC: MARCEL KHALIFE
MIX: SHELLY CRAIG
EDITOR: BACHAR CHBIB
DIRECTORS: LEYLA RAPHAEL & DAVID ELEY SJ
PRODUCER: LEYLA RAPHAEL

Produced by AU CARREFOUR DES CÊDRES In Collaboration with MAIN FILM, and
PAFFPS Program (English & French) of THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA.
All Rights Reserved © 1986 Oneira Pictures International & Au Carrefour des Cêdres

CAZALLA DE LA SIERRA

Documentary, 26:39 min , 1985, 16mm, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Maria Carmen Ladron de Gueverra is a Spanish entrepreneur – everyone knows her simply as Maria Carmen. She has purchased a monastery of the Order of Saint Bruno, which she renovates in the hills north of Seville. This documentary delves into the heart of the daily lives of the inhabitants of Cazalla de la Sierra and then takes us to visit the monastery five kilometers from the village. It belonged to the Carthusians, an order founded in France in the 11th century. It is one of their four remaining monasteries existing in the region. Of the quartet, this one is called “Cinderella” due to its colorful history. The monastery opened in the 15th century and is located on the “Via de la Plata” (“The Silver Road”). Traced by the Phoenicians long before the birth of Christ, this path still connects the south of Spain to Galicia, passing countless mines of gold and silver on the way.

With its combination of history, spirituality and nature, the site of La Cartuja happens to be particularly telling of the type of people that Maria Carmen hopes to be involved with in her project.

“When the church and the monastery regain their dignity as historical sites, this place will also become a venue for concerts, choral recitals, theater and other pertinent cultural events.” Maria Carmen then asks, “What could be simpler?”

Cast & Crew

NARRATOR : MARIA CARMEN DE GUEVARRA
CAMERA : STEPHEN REIZES
SOUND : BASHAR SHBIB
MUSIC: MONSERAT MONASTERY CHOIR
FILM EDITING : MARTIAL ETHIER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : ADNAN CHBIB, ELKE CHBIB
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER : BASHAR SHBIB

With the assistance of: The National Film Board of Canada (PAFFPS)

All Rights Reserved © 1985 Oneira Pictures International

KABBANI

Documentary, 51:20 min, 2001, DV, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Moataz Kabbani emigrated from Syria to Canada bringing with him his own modern dance choreography fusing the narrative of the West with sensuality of the East. This documentary follows his independent dance performances in Montreal and Toronto. The rehearsals, the performances and interviews with those behind the scenes depict a creative and persistent artist.

Cast & Crew

PARTICIPANTS:
DANCERS: MOTAZ KABBANI, DAELIK HACKENBROOK
CHOREOGRAPHER : MOTAZ KABBANI
MUSIC : GANESH ANANDAN
STAGE DIRECTOR: ANDREW CALAMATAS
MUSIC PERFORMED BY: GANESH ANANDAN, PATRICK GRAHAM
PLAYWRIGHT/THEATRE DIRECTOR: EUGENE LION
CHOREOGRAPHER/TEACHER/PERFORMER: JO LECHAY
CHOREOGRAPHER/TEACHER/PERFORMER: DONNA KRASNOW
EDITOR : JEAN CHRISTIAN AROD
SOUND: SIMON BÉLANGER, KARINE ZERBÉ
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: KARINE ZERBÉ
PRODUCED, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2001 ONEIRA PICTURES INTERNATIONAL

FROGS IN LOVE

Making-of, Drama, 52 min, 2006, DV, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Frogs In Love depicts the exciting and sometimes tumultuous circumstances that surround shooting Adam Coleman Howard’s film, Frauds in Love, starring himself and Alexa Woodward.

Cast & Crew

STARRING : ADAM COLEMAN HOWARD,  BASHAR SHBIB,  ALEXANDRA WOODWARD,  TOLGA KUTLUAY,  STEPHEN DE OLIVEIRA
EDITORS : RAGNAR KEIL, CAMILLE FORTIN-CHBIB
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY : CHIARA FOLINI,  CAMILLE FORTIN-CHBIB
ART DIRECTOR: MARIE JOSÉE DUPONT
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: J.-P. FORTIN, SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
PRODUCED, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY : BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2006 Oneira Pictures International

THE SEARCH FOR EVANGELINE

Documentary, 83:38 min, 2014, HD, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

THE SEARCH FOR EVANGELINE is an hommage to 100 years of feature filmmaking in Canada. Evangeline was the first feature film directed by E. Sullivan and P. Cavanaugh made in Canada in 1913 and shot in Nova Scotia based upon a Longfellow poem written in 1847 depicting the expulsion of the Acadian population into diaspora by King George II. The 1913 film was independently produced by Canadian Bioscope Company without any government funding. A copy of the 1913 production of Evangeline has not been found so far. Shbib seeks to find out what there remains of this first Canadian feature film. Shbib's documentary was shot in Louisiana, Washigton D.C., Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Maine, California, New York, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario.

Cast & Crew

FEATURING: GEORGES ARSENAULT, RENALDO BARNES, FRANÇOISE BONENFANT, JEANNÉ MANCE CORMIER, ZOE CONSTANTINIDES, DAVID DALY, CLAUDE DEGRÂCE, PHILIP FREY, ANDRÉ GAUDREAULT, JACKIE D. JUSTICE, LYNDA L. KINSLEY, LOUIS PELLETIER, DEBORAH ROBICHAUD, DEBBIE SAVOY, GARY SHUTLAK, D.J. TURNER, CHRISTINE WIRTH, DYLAN ZINK, JAMES B. ZINK
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: J. P. FORTIN
SOUND RECORDIST: SYLVAIN BROSSET
COMPOSER: MAXIME FILLION
PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRISTINA RYAN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: SYLVAIN BROSSET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MAÏA NADON-CHBIB, D. J. TURNER, FAROUK S. CHEBIB, HARALABOS SUGLERIS
PRODUCERS: BASHAR SHBIB, J. P. FORTIN
WRITER, DIRECTOR: BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2014 Oneira Pictures International

GIACOMINI (French Language Original)

Documentary, 25:30 min, 2016, HD, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Pascal Giacomini is a Hollywood based sculptor working with various media. In this documentary he recounts his life as an artist and also demonstrates his working methods set in his LA studio.

Cast & Crew

PARTICIPANT: PASCALE GIACOMINI
EDITOR : EMMANUEL CAMPEAU
SOUND : SYLVAIN BROSSET
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : J.-P. FORTIN
SECOND UNIT CAMERA: EMMANUEL CAMPEAU
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB, D.J. TURNER, FAROUK S. CHEBIB, HARALABOS SUGLERIS, KIRA ETTEHADIEH
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY : BASHAR SHBIB
PRODUCED BY: BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2016 Oneira Pictures International, Sunset Pictures

ART BRUT : GORDON HARDING

Documentary, 22:00 min, 2016, HDV, colour, NTSC.

Synopsis

Gordon Harding is a globe-trotting, prolific painter who has a personal vision about the world in which he has evolved. This documentary retraces his travels in life, as it has contributed to his strong and singular mode of pictorial interpretation.

Cast & Crew

PARTICIPANT : GORDON HARDING
CAMERA OPERATORS : DAMON COX, DAN CROWDER
INTERVIEWER : YASMINE AMOR
EDITORS : JEFF FU ZHENG, UGUR CAN GURSOZLU
MUSIC: XANIA KEANE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER : KIRA ETEHADIEH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : MAÏA NADON-CHBIB
PRODUCERS : J. P. FORTIN, BASHAR SHBIB
DIRECTOR : BASHAR SHBIB

All Rights Reserved © 2016 Oneira Pictures International