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Qais Al-Zubaidi

Born
Jan 1, 1945 · Aged 79
Died
Dec 1, 2024
Place of birth
Baghdad, Iraq
Gender
Male
Movie credits
1
TV credits
0
Directing credits
12
Also known as (8)
  • Kais al-Zubaidi
  • Kaiss al-Zubaidi
  • Kays al Zubaidi
  • Kaïs Al-Zoubaïdi
  • Kais al-Zoubaidi
  • Kays Al Zbaide
  • Qais Al-Zubaidi
  • Qays al-Zubaydi

Biography

Qais Al-Zubaidi (قيس الزبيدي) is an Iraqi screenwriter, director, cinematographer and editor born in Baghdad in 1945. He studied editing and image at the Higher Institute of Cinema of Babelsberg in Germany. He first worked on German documentaries for the Higher Institute of Cinema and for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) studio. Many of his documentaries, including Far from the Homeland (1969) and Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Wartime (1972), were shot in Syria and focused on Palestinian people. He has also edited famous Arab films such as Crown of Thorns directed by Nabil…