Usama Muhammad
Ossama Mohammed (born 21 March 1954) is a Syrian film director and screenwriter. His film, The Box of Life, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He is currently living in exile in Paris, where he collaborated on Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait.
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Usama Muhammad
- Name
- Ossama Mohammed
- Born
- 21 March 1954
- Birthplace
- Latakia, Syria
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Syria
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography · Damascus University
- Languages
- Arabic
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Ossama Mohammed (born 21 March 1954) is a Syrian film director and screenwriter. His film, The Box of Life, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He is currently living in exile in Paris, where he collaborated on Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait.
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Key facts
• Name — Ossama Mohammed • Born — 21 March 1954 • Birthplace — Latakia, Syria • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1988–present
Filmography
Filmography
• Khutwa Khutwa (Step by Step) (1978) • Stars in Broad Daylight (1988) • Al-Lail (Screenwriter) (1992) • The Box of Life (2002) • Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait (2014)
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- 1.Le film coup-de-poing d'Oussama Mohamed. lanouvellerepublique.fr.
- 2.Oussama Mohammad. quinzaine-cineastes.fr.
- 3.Ossama Mohammed. filmin.es.
- 4.20171108095505. Danger adventure and pleasure - Ossama Mohammed. filmacademie.ahk.nl.
- 5.Ossama Mohammed. festival-cannes.com.
- 6.20171028042518. Ossama Mohammed. pardo.ch.
- 7.Ossama Mohammed. dancingontheedge.nl.
- 8.SUNDÛQ AL-DUNYÂ. festival-cannes.com.
- 9.Eau argentée, Syrie autoportrait. festival-cannes.com.
- 10.Le réalisateur syrien, Ossama Mohammed, sera à Résistances. ladepeche.fr.
- 11.Ossama Mohammed : « Dans les rues, j’ai vu une Arche de Noé échapper au déluge ». lemonde.fr.
- 12.Hélène Sallon. A Damas, l’art sort de l’ombre : « On se sent libres et en même temps on a toujours peur. Mais on ne sait pas encore de quoi ». lemonde.fr.
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