About

Known credits:
22
Birthday:
1945-01-01
Place of birth:
Baghdad, Iraq
Website:
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Qais Al-Zubaidi

Overview

Qais Al-Zubaidi (قيس الزبيدي) is an Iraqi screenwriter, director, cinematographer and editor born in Baghdad in 1945. He studied editing and image at the Higher Institute of Cinema of Babelsberg in Germany. He first worked on German documentaries for the Higher Institute of Cinema and for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) studio. Many of his documentaries, including Far from the Homeland (1969) and Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Wartime (1972), were shot in Syria and focused on Palestinian people. He has also edited famous Arab films such as Crown of Thorns directed by Nabil Al-Maleh, The Knife directed by Khaled Hamadeh, Beirut, Oh Beirut director by Maroun Bagdadi, and The Night directed by Muhammad Malas.

Known for

Directing
1990 Voice of the Silent Time Directing Director N/A
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1987 The Freedom Giver Directing Director N/A
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1984 A File on Issues Directing Director N/A
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1984 Palestine - A People's Record Directing Director N/A
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1980 Homeland of Barbed Wire Directing Director N/A
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1978 Hisar Muddad Directing Director N/A
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1974 Al-Yazerli Directing Director 58
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1972 شهادة الأطفال الفلسطينيين في زمن الحرب، Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Visit Directing Director 58
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1969 Far Away From Home Directing Director 58
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1969 Loin du pays Directing Director N/A
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1968 Gull's Flight of the Years Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1974 Al-Yazerli Writing Writer 58
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1974 The Adventure Writing Writer N/A
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1972 شهادة الأطفال الفلسطينيين في زمن الحرب، Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Men Under the Sun Writing Writer N/A
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1970 The Visit Writing Writer 58
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Camera
1970 The Visit Camera Camera Operator 58
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1970 Men Under the Sun Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
1992 The Night Editing Editor 58
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1972 Knife Editing Editor N/A
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1970 Men Under the Sun Editing Editor N/A
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