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Doris Saba (Arabic:دوريس صابا; born November 25,1994) is a Lebanese Freelancer, Filmmaker and Scriptwriter. Moreover, She was nominated as the youth peace ambassador for ICESCO.

Biography
Doris Saba is a Lebanese feminist activist and responsible Filmmaker and Scriptwriter. She was born in 25th of November 1994 in Koura, North Lebanon. She spent her whole life in Lebanon and she graduated from Sainte Therese Amyoun high school. She was into writing since childhood and she used to write speeches and scripts for the events during her school. She inspired her three sisters Eugenie 29 years old, Carmen 19 years old, Rêve 23 years old and encouraged them to participate in her projects and in different events. In addition, She got her BA at Notre Dame University in 2016 in Communication Studies, and she completed her Master's degree in Media Studies in early 2022. Her career began officially when she met Sam Lahoud.

Career
During her final semester in Notre Dame University Doris Saba took a course in film/cinematography with Sam Lahoud, a scriptwriter, director, producer, script consultant, and lecturer in Film, Theater, and Media. Throughout the semester she thoroughly enjoyed the course, and Sam Lahoud saw potential in her, so he gave her an opportunity that sarted Doris Saba's career in film. Sam Lahoud assigned Doris Saba the role of line producer in a feature film which was filmed in Tripoli, Lebanon. Doris Saba also worked as a writer and assistant director in the feature film C-Section which was nominated for a golden globe. Starting from 2007 through to 2022 Doris Saba has taken part in more than 40 films, however films are not the only thing Doris worked on in the field of film.

Doris Saba worked in film for goals other than just making movies, she worked in film for higher goals. This is why Doris Saba founded and works with organizations such as the Beirut International Women Film Festivaland the Beirut Childrens International Film Festival. Doris Saba also worked with Sam Lahoud to make the Beirut Film Society, a movement that started in 2007, official by registering it as an NGO. She worked to create the Girls For Change project which was made to train girls from marginalized places in Lebanon about films and how to make films in hopes that they would be able to use these skills to change their environments. She encourages young girls to pursue their dreams and she believes that women can play a big role in building peace. Other organizations or movements she worked on are Beirut My Child, Akkar My Child, and more importantly Film Friendly Lebanon which is a movement to make villages in Lebanon friendly to movie making. Doris Saba has spoken about these various movements and other film related subjects several times on her segment on NewTV, though she does not work for NewTV. Saba was then nominated to be a member of the OHCHR ROMENA Youth Network  (United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner- Regional Office of The Middle East and North Africa), and the Youth Peace Ambassador with the ICESCO (Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to represent Lebanon. She then launched her project "Cinema for peace", an idea that she created during an entrepreneurship which aims to use cinema as a tool to spread peace and resolve conflicts.

Notable quotes

 * “do what you love because this is your career. If you are working at a job you do not like, you will miss out on the chance to pursue something you are passionate about. If you choose a difficult career, you have to rise to the challenge, especially if you are faced with discouragement or criticism. Show them that you chose this and that you are going to go out and get it.”
 * “We (The Lebanese People) have very promising local talent and beautiful locations, but no proper film industry, no system to organize it, and very little support.”
 * “Some men ask you to come in for an interview, but proposition you in their offices. It is extremely uncomfortable, especially when it comes from men in powerful positions in the industry."
 * “you have to force them to respect you. This is not an easy career; it can be a very dangerous and toxic environment.”

Recognition
Doris Saba won many nominations and awards throughout her career. First, from the 40 short films she was involved in producing and writing. Some of these films were award-winning and were screened in many national and international film festivals.

Her most important nomination is for C-Section, a Lebanese comedy film that was shot in her region. She was part of the writing team, so she was co-writer, line producer, and assistant director. C-Section was nominated and officially selected at the Golden Globe Awards 2021.

Another nomination she is proud of is the one with ICESCO, she was nominated to be Youth Peace Ambassador to represent Lebanon where she started a journey for leadership training in peace and security. Her project won a special grant from ICESCO.

Her last nomination was from Lebanon where she was recognized as a "Woman of Inspiration" for her achievements at the Woman of Inspiration Awards 2022.