Jehane Noujaim quotes

I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told. (Jehane Noujaim)
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. View quote
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It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world. View quote
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If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of 'the Other' and a dehumanization of 'the Other,' and it's very much an us-versus-them conversation. View quote
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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. View quote
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Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy. View quote
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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. View quote
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Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it. View quote
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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. View quote
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I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have. View quote
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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)
Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that. View quote
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I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike. View quote
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I don't know if there's such a thing as objectivity. View quote
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I think everybody's had that feeling of sitting in a theater, in a dark room, with other strangers, watching a very powerful film, and they felt that feeling of transformation. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's important in any project to remain focused. View quote
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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.' View quote
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I'm interested in characters that are complex people. View quote
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Jehane Noujaim

Jehane Noujaim - Image
Photo: Festival Ambulante / Karloz Byrnison., CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Egyptian Director
Born: May 17, 1974
Quotes count: 19