Ziad Hamzeh
| Ziad Hamzeh | |
|---|---|
| File:Ziad H Hamzeh.JPGZiad H Hamzeh.JPG Ziad Hamzeh in 2020 | |
| Born | 01 January 1959 Druze |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Notable work | The Letter Always Brando (2011) The Flower of Aleppo |
Ziad H Hamzeh is a Syrian American director, writer and producer. He is known for The Letter[1] and Always Brando (2011)[2]
Career[edit]
Ziad H Hamzeh studied Theatre and obtained a master's degree in 1986 at California State University Los Angeles and an MFA at California State University Fullerton in 1989. That same year, Hamzeh created Open Fist Theatre Company. The company was soon known to be a cutting edge theatre company that tackled tough material and created remarkable environmental sets with large cast shows.,[3]
His feature documentary, The Letter (2003) premiered at AFI in November of the same year.[4] The Letter went on to earning high praise and garnered many awards. The Letter has become a must see film in numerous colleges around the world as an example of the strife immigrants face daily in the USA. [5]
Many of the films that followed has defined Hamzeh as a focused filmmaker[6] Hamzeh deals with stories that center around the human struggles that impacts our lives daily.[7] In the year 2011, Hamzeh opened their film Always Brando internationally including being selected to be screened in Toronto International Film Festival[8][9]
As one of the producer's on the film The Flower of Aleppo[10] which was released in the year 2016. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but was changed later.[11] The film had its initial release at the 27th Carthage Film Festival on 28 October 2016, then it had its regular release in Tunisia on 6 November 2016. Hamzeh was selected to receive the Medal of Honor from his country Syria's film organization [12]
Filmography[edit]
As director, writer and producer[edit]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
| 1999 | Eternal Embrace | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Shadow Glories | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2003 | The Letter | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Woman | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Play by Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Henry O | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Irrefutable Proof | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Always Brando[8] | [9] | Yes | |||
| 2016 | The Flower of Aleppo | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Dreams I Never Had | Yes | ||||
| 2018 | Hail Mary | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2020 | Forbidden Womanhood | Yes | ||||
| 2020 | The Island of Forgiveness | Yes | Post Production | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ Gates, Anita (9 February 2005). "Hatred and Love for Somali Neighbors (Published 2005)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Adams, Mark. "Always Brando". Screen.
- ↑ "A Charming Revival of 'Carnival'". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1990.
- ↑ Kapteijns, Lidwien (15 July 2004). "Review of , The Letter". H-Africa, H-Review – via www.h-net.org.
- ↑ "The Letter: An American Town & The "Somali Invasion"". Film.
- ↑ "المخرج الهوليودي زياد حمزة للوثائقية: "لا أريد استغلال الألم السوري لجني الربح"". الجزيرة الوثائقية. 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Beverly Hills Film Festival Unveils Winners | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harvey, Dennis (20 September 2011). "Always Brando".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rothe, E. Nina (2 November 2011). "Ridha Behi's Always Brando at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Spellbinding". HuffPost.
- ↑ "موقع دمشق - "زياد حمزة".. المبدع الذي كسر أبواب "هوليوود"" [Damascus Website - Ziad Hamzah ... the creative person who broke the doors of "Hollywood"]. esyria.sy.
- ↑ "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Flower of Aleppo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ↑ "زياد حمزة ، توهج سينمائي سوري على منصات العالمية". afakcinemasy.com.
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