Omar Amiralay

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1944-01-01

Deathday 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

Producer

1992
The Night

as Executive Producer

1987
The Dream

as Production Manager

Actor

1987
Arab Camera

as Self