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 Al-Maleh, The Knife directed by Khaled Hamadeh, Beirut, Oh Beirut director by Maroun Bagdadi, and The Night directed by Muhammad Malas.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
The Night
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1992
Voice of the Silent Time
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1990
The Freedom Giver
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Waheb al Horriyah
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987
Waheb al Horriyah
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
A File on Issues
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Palestine - A People's Record
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Homeland of Barbed Wire
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Hisar Muddad
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
Al-Yazerli
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974
Al-Yazerli
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1974
The Adventure
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1974
Mr. Progressive
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1974
Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Times of War
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1972
Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Times of War
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1972
Knife
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1972
Men Under the Sun
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1970
Men Under the Sun
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1970
The Visit
Role: Camera Operator
MOVIE • 1970
The Visit
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970