Throughout its long history, it was known as an important feature film director, and he was among the few directors who made the identity of what was known as Syrian cinema. Perhaps the popularity of his feature films, which won many important awards in Arab and international film festivals, during the past fifty years, has in some way orchestrated his creativity in the field of documentary and short films that he made with much love and passion.

He traveled to Prague to study nuclear physics and discovered cinema through the role of Kombars in one of the Czech films.

His career

He studied cinema on his own account in Czechoslovakia. He holds a master’s degree in film and television directing at the Film Institute in Prague.

He has taught film directing and screenplay at many universities, including the University of Film in Austin - Texas and the University of Cinema in Los Angeles - California.

His works are fair

His films numbered about 150, between short and feature films, and experimental and documentary films.