Research · Teaching · Publications
How films cross borders —
and who makes that possible
My work traces the circulation of Hindi films through the Arab world from the 1950s to the present, documenting the merchants, distributors, and exhibitors who built South-South circuits long before the era of streaming. I explore the geopolitics of film circulation, the economics of cultural industries in the Global South, and what happens when these histories meet algorithmic systems.
Palgrave Macmillan · 2024
Bollywood Film Traffic
Six decades of Hindi cinema in Beirut, Cairo, and Dubai — told through the archives, the merchants, and the political upheavals that shaped what Arab audiences could see on screen.
Shaping Routes for Hindi Films in the Arab World, 1954–2014 BAFTSS shortlist
Cinema in the Arab World — Bloomsbury Academic
Jocelyne Saab and CRIFFL: Dismantling Boundaries and Making New Routes for Asian Cinema in Lebanon
ReFocus: The Films of Jocelyne Saab — Edinburgh University Press
Bollywood’s fabric of the city: An (alternative) history of the Arabian Peninsula on screen
Arabian Humanities — open access
Movie Theatres in India, a Territory to Be Conquered: Historical Perspectives
Cinémas : Revue d'études cinématographiques
Music video clips and experimental videos: Dissonance in the imaginary worlds of Arabism?
Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée, n°134
Teaching & Research
Labsic
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
PhD
EHESS — École des Hautes
Études en Sciences Sociales