Omar Amiralay

Directing

Omar Amiralay

Born 1 January 1944 · Damascus, Syria · Died 5 February 2011 at 67

Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي‎‎) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.

Known for

Highlights

Everyday Life in a Syrian Village1974 · Film · Director
A Flood in Baath Country2003 · Film · Director
There Are Many Things One Can Talk About...1997 · Film · Writer
A Plate of Sardines1997 · Film · Director
Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam1970 · Film · Writer
The Man with the Golden Soles2000 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

10 films

A Flood in Baath Country2003 · Film · Director
The Man with the Golden Soles2000 · Film · Director
A Plate of Sardines1997 · Film · Director
There Are Many Things One Can Talk About...1997 · Film · Writer
On a Day of Ordinary Violence, My Friend Michel Seurat...1996 · Film · Director
Moudarres1995 · Film · Director
Light and Shadows, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar1994 · Film · Director
Love Aborted1983 · Film · Director
Everyday Life in a Syrian Village1974 · Film · Director
Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam1970 · Film · Writer