Annemarie Jacir
Annemarie Jacir (Arabic: آن ماري جاسر; born 17 January 1974; Bethlehem) is a Palestinian filmmaker. Her short film Like Twenty Impossibles (2003) was the first Arab short film in history to be an official selection of the Cannes Film Fes...
Biography
Annemarie Jacir (Arabic: آن ماري جاسر; born 17 January 1974; Bethlehem) is a Palestinian filmmaker. Her short film Like Twenty Impossibles (2003) was the first Arab short film in history to be an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award. Her second film Salt Of This Sea (2008), garnered fourteen international awards. It was the first feature film directed by a Palestinian woman and Palestine’s 2008 Oscar Entry for Foreign Language Film. The much awarded When I Saw You was Palestine’s 2012 Oscar Entry. Wajib (2017) is Jacir’s third feature film.
Known for
Palestine 362025 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer3.9ActuallyLike
Wajib2017 · Director, Writer3.6
When I Saw You2014 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor3.5
The Rendezvous2016 · Co-Director2.8
3000 Nights2015 · Inmate3.1
Salt of This Sea2008 · Writer, Director, Co-Producer2.9
Cotton Queen2026 · Co-Producer3.8
The Translator2021 · Lara2.9ActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
Crew credits
Palestine 362025 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer3.9ActuallyLikeWajib2017 · Director, Writer3.6When I Saw You2014 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor3.5The Rendezvous2016 · Co-Director2.8Salt of This Sea2008 · Writer, Director, Co-Producer2.9Cotton Queen2026 · Co-Producer3.8
Like Twenty Impossibles2003 · Editor, Director, Producer, Writer2.7
A Few Crumbs For Birds2005 · Cinematography, Editor, Director, Writer3.5TThe Satellite Shooters2001 · Director, Writer4.0AA Post Oslo History2001 · Director4.0
Horizon2013 · Creative Producer
Disconnect2020 · Director
Iyad2024 · Director
An Explanation: And Then Burn the Ashes2006 · Director, Screenplay
From Palestine with Love (Postcard from the Future)2022 · Director
Sound of the Street2006 · Director
Palestine, Summer 20062006 · Director, WriterAA World Apart Within 15 Minutes2006 · Editor