Mai Masri
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born Apr 2, 1959 · Amman, Jordan
Active 1983–present
Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker who was born in Amman. She founded Nour Productions with her late husband, Jean Chamoun, and directed and produced over 18 films, which were screened worldwide and won over 90 awards.
Filmography
Children of Fire (1991) — Director3000 Nights (2015) — Screenplay · DirectorChildren of Shatila (1998) — Director · ScreenplayFrontiers of Dreams and Fears (2001) — Producer · DirectorWild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon (1987) — DirectorBeirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos (2006) — DirectorSuspended Dreams (1992) — DirectorBeirut: Eye of the Storm (2021) — DirectorWar Generation - Beirut (1986) — Director · WriterHanan Ashrawi: A Woman of Her Time (1995) — DirectorThe Arab Dream (1998) — DirectorUnder the Rubble (1983) — Director33 Days (2007) — Producer · Director · WriterLanterns of Memory (2009) — DirectorHostage of Time (1994) — ProducerWomen Beyond Borders (2003) — Executive ProducerLonging of the Laurel (2006) — Producer