- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Damascus, Syria
- Died
- February 5, 2011
Omar Amiralay
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.
Filmography
movieA Flood in Baath Country
2003 · Director
movieThe Man with the Golden Soles
2000 · Director
movieA Plate of Sardines
1997 · Director, Writer
movieThere Are Many Things One Can Talk About...
1997 · Writer, Director
movieOn a Day of Ordinary Violence, My Friend Michel Seurat...
1996 · Director
movieMoudarres
1995 · Director
movieLight and Shadows, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar
1994 · Director
movieThe Night
1992 · Executive Producer
movieThe Dream
1987 · Production Manager
movieArab Camera
1987 · Self
movieLove Aborted
1985 · Director
Video on Sand
movieVideo on Sand
1984 · Director
The Misfortunes of Some
movieThe Misfortunes of Some
1981 · Director
About a Revolution
movieAbout a Revolution
1978 · Director
The Chickens
movieThe Chickens
1977 · Director, Screenplay
movieEveryday Life in a Syrian Village
1974 · Director, Writer
movieFilm-Essay on the Euphrates Dam
1970 · Writer, Director