Omar Amiralay
- Directing
- January 1, 1944 · Damascus, Syria
- February 5, 2011
Biography
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
Filmography
- A Flood in Baath Country · Director
- The Man with the Golden Soles · Director
- A Plate of Sardines · Director, Writer
- There Are Many Things One Can Talk About... · Writer, Director
- On a Day of Ordinary Violence, My Friend Michel Seurat... · Director
- Moudarres · Director
- Light and Shadows, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar · Director
- The Night · Executive producer
- The Dream · Production Manager
- Arab Camera · Self
- Love Aborted · Director
- Video on Sand · Director
- The Misfortunes of Some · Director
- About a Revolution · Director
- The Chickens · Director, Screenplay
- Everyday Life in a Syrian Village · Director, Writer
- Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam · Writer, Director