The Lebanese Rocket Society (film)

This article is about the film. For the space program, see Lebanese space program.

The Lebanese Rocket Society is a 2012 Franco - Lebanese documentary film directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige and released theatrically on 1 May 2013.[1]

Synopsis

In the 1960s, Lebanon was the first Arab country to start sending rockets into the sky. Led by Manoug Manougian, their physics teacher, a small group of students from the Haigazian University (called Haigazian College at the time) began tests and launched their first rockets to conquer space under the name ″Lebanese Rocket Society″. Their work will take more and more important as to make the headlines, and the Lebanese space program was briefly a source of national pride.

Who were these young people? Why have they stopped? And most importantly, why was all this totally forgotten?

Cast and crew

Selections

References

  1. "BROWSE OUR CATALOGUE | Urban distribution". Urbandistribution.fr. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  2. "The Lebanese Rocket Society — Films — Doha Tribeca Film Festival". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  3. "Pays rêvés, pays réels — Cinéma du Réel" (in French). Cinemadureel.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02.