Bashar Shbib

• Born — 25 June 1959 • Birthplace — Damascus, Syria • Years Active — 1983–present • Occupation — Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter • Education — Concordia University • Children — 3

Bashar Shbib was born in Damascus; he emigrated to Canada with his parents and two brothers at an early age. He attended McGill University in Microbiology and Concordia University, where he earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Film Directing. His romantic comedies, Julia Has Two Lovers (1990) and Lana in Love (1991), were premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival panorama, the 1991 Montreal World Film Festival and the New Orleans Film Festival. Another of his comedies, Love $ Greed (1991), was in competition at the 1991 Montreal World Film Festival. Crack Me Up (1991), Ride Me (1992), and Draghoula (1994) soon followed. Shbib's recent release(s), The Senses (five feature films), has been aired on Radio Canada and several television networks worldwide. Shbib has also created less commercial works such as Evixion (1986) and Clair obscur or The Stork (1988). In 2002, Shbib was hired to design and realize the landscaping in and around the John Sowden House in Los Angeles. In 2013 he released the documentary film The Search for Evangeline, about his failed efforts to track down a copy of the historically significant 1914 film Evangeline.

• 1983: Or d'Ur (Short) • 1983: Betsy (Short) • 1983: Amour Impossible (Short) • 1984: Memoirs • 1985: Cazalla de la sierra (Short) • 1986: Evixion • 1987: Seductio • 1988: Clair obscur • 1990: 15 Ugly Sisters • 1991: Julia Has Two Lovers • 1991: Love $ Greed • 1991: Crack me up • 1992: Lana in Love • 1994: Ride Me • 1995: La mule et les émeraudes • 1995: Bashar Shbib's Draghoula • 1997: Hot Sauce • 1997: Taxi to L.A. • 1997: The Perfumer • 1997: Strictly Spanking • 1997: Panic • 1999: The Kiss • 2005: Silent Men

Bashar Shbib is recorded with the occupation landscape architect. Recorded as a citizen of Canada.