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Izidore Musallam

Izidore Musallam is a Palestinian film director, producer and screenwriter who directed Keif al-Hal?, the first Saudi Arabian feature film.

Directing Keif al-Hal?The film Foreign NightsProducing Savage Planet

Occupation
film director, screenwriter
Education
York University

The story of Izidore Musallam's life

Izidore Musallam was born in Haifa. He earned a BFA in film production at York University in Toronto, Canada. He lives and works in Toronto.

His first film, Foreign Nights, came out in 1989 and starred Mohammad Bakri. It follows a Palestinian family that moved from Jerusalem to Canada in 1968, and a father who wants his Toronto-born daughter to keep Palestinian traditions. The film premiered at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and was shown at the Cairo International Film Festival.

He later directed Nothing To Lose, Heaven Before I Die, Adam & Eve and Hadutha Saghira. In 2006 he directed Keif al-Hal?, the first Saudi Arabian feature film, produced by Rotana. He also produced the Sci Fi Pictures film Savage Planet.

Milestones in Izidore Musallam's life

  1. 1989

    Directed his first film, Foreign Nights.

  2. 1994

    Directed Nothing To Lose.

  3. 1997

    Directed Heaven Before I Die.

  4. 2002

    Directed Adam & Eve, also known as Forbidden Fruit.

  5. 2006

    Directed Keif al-Hal?, the first Saudi Arabian feature film.

  6. 2009

    Directed Hadutha Saghira.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Izidore Musallam and Hebrew Wikipedia, איזידור מוסלם, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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