Director

Sameh Zoabi

January 1, 1975 · Iksal, Israele

Sameh Zoabi is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film Tel Aviv on Fire. Zoabi grew up in Iksal, a village near Nazareth, Israel. His father is a farmer. He studied at Tel Aviv University, graduating with a dual degree in film studies and literature, and then attended Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, receiving his MFA in 2005. Zoabi lives in Brooklyn and teaches at New York University.

Often works with

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Bassem Loulou
2 titles together
Under the Same Sun, Man Without a Cell Phone

Full filmography · 6

End Zoom
as Sameh
2020
Tel Aviv on Fire
Director and Writer
20186.7
Under the Same Sun
Director
2013
Man Without a Cell Phone
Director
2012
Be Quiet
Writer and Director
2005