Biography

Joe Saade is a Lebanese cinematographer whose work includes fiction, documentary, music videos and commercials. His interest in architecture and faces informs his work as a DOP and filmmaker. Joe enjoys fluctuating between working on big sets and with minimal crews, High budget and Indie productions. His latest feature work includes the award winning Lebanese film " A Sad and Beautiful World ( Winner of the 2025 Giornate Degli Autori's People Choice Award in Venice Film Festival and the Oscar Submission for Lebanon). His latest TV work includes House of Guinness (Netflix) - The Responder (BBC) both directed by Mounia Akl . Some of his earlier work includes Joyland (Jury award Cannes Un certain regard 2022 ) Directed by Saim Sadiq - Costa Brava: Lebanon (2021-official selection Orrizonti Venice Film Festival - TIFF...) Directed By Mounia Akl - Broken Keys (2020-official selection Cannes...) Directed by Jimmy Keyrouz The Workers Cup by Adam Sobel (Sundance 2017). Submarine (2016) A short film he shot was the recipient of a KODAK award for excellence in Cinematography. Joe is based in Beirut, from which he has traveled for work to New York, the Brazilian Amazon, Egypt, Turkey, Kenya, Oman, UK, Germany, Pakistan for shoots that have ranged from architecture projects to workers' rights, from fiction to fashion, and from comedy to drama.
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