Q (16+)
USA, Lebanon, 2023, colour, 93 min.
Director: Jude Chehab
Director: Jude Chehab
Where do we draw the line between love and devotion? An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, “Q” depicts the insidious influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order in Lebanon on three generations of women in the Chehab family. Filmmaker Jude Chehab potently documents the unspoken ties and consequences of loyalty that have bonded her mother, grandmother, and herself to the mysterious organization. A masterful portrait of the toll that decades of unrequited love, lost hope, abuse, and despair takes on a person, “Q” is a multigenerational tale of the eternal search for meaning. A love story of a different kind, this documentary delicately portrays the complexities of unseen power that intermesh the lives of those who love a woman whose heart is in the hands of someone else.
AWARDS
Tribeca (New York City, 2023) – Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director
Sheffield DocFest (Sheffield, 2023) – Grand Jury Award for Best International First Feature
Sheffield DocFest (Sheffield, 2023) – Grand Jury Award for Best International First Feature
Russian premier
Jude Chehab
Jude Chehab
is a Lebanese-American filmmaker whose cinematic interests have drawn her to the exploration of the esoteric and the spiritual. A richly layered visual and intimate personal shooting style developed under the mentorship of Abbas Kiarostami’s final student group.
FILMOGRAPHY
Q, 2023.
USA, Lebanon, 2023, colour, 93 min.
Director: Jude Chehab
Director: Jude Chehab
Where do we draw the line between love and devotion? An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, “Q” depicts the insidious influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order in Lebanon on three generations of women in the Chehab family. Filmmaker Jude Chehab potently documents the unspoken ties and consequences of loyalty that have bonded her mother, grandmother, and herself to the mysterious organization. A masterful portrait of the toll that decades of unrequited love, lost hope, abuse, and despair takes on a person, “Q” is a multigenerational tale of the eternal search for meaning. A love story of a different kind, this documentary delicately portrays the complexities of unseen power that intermesh the lives of those who love a woman whose heart is in the hands of someone else.
AWARDS
Tribeca (New York City, 2023) – Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director
Sheffield DocFest (Sheffield, 2023) – Grand Jury Award for Best International First Feature
Sheffield DocFest (Sheffield, 2023) – Grand Jury Award for Best International First Feature
Russian premier