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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-01-01

Day of Death

2011-02-05 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Damascus, Syria

Also Known As

عمر أميرلاي

Omar Amiralay

Biography

Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي‎‎) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.

Known For

Acting

Arab Camera

1987

Arab Camera

as

Self

Production

The Dream

1987

The Dream

as

The Night

1992

The Night

as

Crew

Directing