Writing
Naji Abu Nowar
Born
1981-01-01 (45)
Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
5 titles
Born in the UK, Naji Abu Nowar began his filmmaking career when he was accepted into the 2005 RAWI Screenwriters lab held in association with the Sundance Institute, to develop his first screenplay Shakoush (Hammer). He then wrote and directed the short film Death of a Boxer (2009) which screened at international film festivals including the Palm Springs International Shortfest, the Dubai International Film Festival, the Miami Short Film Festival and the Franco-Arab Film Festival. Theeb is Naji's debut feature film. Abu Nowar has been added to the list of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was also named 2014 Filmmaker of the Year by Variety magazine.
Known for
6.7Set in the Arabian Desert of 1916, the film follows Theeb, a young Bedouin boy, and his brother Hussein as they leave the safety of their tribe to venture on a treacherous journey at the dawn of the Great Revolt. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal.
Theeb
2014
NRThe fate of Jordan's first Olympic boxer will be decided not in the ring, but on the streets.
Death of a Boxer
2009
Behind the camera
6.7Set in the Arabian Desert of 1916, the film follows Theeb, a young Bedouin boy, and his brother Hussein as they leave the safety of their tribe to venture on a treacherous journey at the dawn of the Great Revolt. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal.
Theeb
2014
6.7Set in the Arabian Desert of 1916, the film follows Theeb, a young Bedouin boy, and his brother Hussein as they leave the safety of their tribe to venture on a treacherous journey at the dawn of the Great Revolt. If Theeb is to survive he must quickly learn about adulthood, trust and betrayal.
Theeb
2014
NRThe fate of Jordan's first Olympic boxer will be decided not in the ring, but on the streets.
Death of a Boxer
2009
NRThe fate of Jordan's first Olympic boxer will be decided not in the ring, but on the streets.
Death of a Boxer
2009
NRThe fate of Jordan's first Olympic boxer will be decided not in the ring, but on the streets.
Death of a Boxer
2009