MAHMOUD HOJEIJ

Lebanon

Mahmoud Hojeij lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon. He has a PhD in Media and Communication from European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland 2006, MA in Media Studies from New School University, New York in 2001 and BA in Communication Arts from The Lebanese American University, Beirut in 1997.

He is a writer, director and executive producer of a number of films including: 'Wish You Were Here', 2006; 'Masks', 2004/06; 'We Will Win', 2006; 'Tell Me Something', 2006; 'Sa Carapace' 2006; 'America', 2004; 'An Ocean Apart', 2003. His work has received many awards.

MAHMOUD HOJEIJ
You Can Come In
27 min, 2007, video still
Courtesy of the artist

Before the war, walking into people’s houses was a norm. During war it became a necessity.