Directing
Ashtar Al Khirsan
Known for
Directing
Credits
3 titles
Ashtar Al Khirsan is an Iraqi-British filmmaker and director, and a graduate of the National Film and Television School. She has directed fiction and documentaries for the BBC, including work for its arts strand Arena. Her short films include Abdullah and Leilah (2018) and Shawafa.
Known for
10.0Short documentary profiling the life of British 'Blonde Bombshell' Diana Dors, who died of cancer in 1984. Movie clips and TV footage are mixed with celebrity interviews, including rare appearances by actor Rod Steiger and veteran director J. Lee Thompson. There is some interesting location work at Dors' lavish Sunningdale mansion and plenty of long-unseen film clips, but the documentary ultimately glosses over her scandalous, and often seedy, life.
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000
NRHaunted by the memories of his childhood in Baghdad, Abdullah retreats into his deep past. Leilah seeks one last moment of connection with her father before he no longer remembers who she is.
Abdullah and Leilah
2018
Behind the camera
10.0Short documentary profiling the life of British 'Blonde Bombshell' Diana Dors, who died of cancer in 1984. Movie clips and TV footage are mixed with celebrity interviews, including rare appearances by actor Rod Steiger and veteran director J. Lee Thompson. There is some interesting location work at Dors' lavish Sunningdale mansion and plenty of long-unseen film clips, but the documentary ultimately glosses over her scandalous, and often seedy, life.
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000
NRHaunted by the memories of his childhood in Baghdad, Abdullah retreats into his deep past. Leilah seeks one last moment of connection with her father before he no longer remembers who she is.
Abdullah and Leilah
2018
NRHaunted by the memories of his childhood in Baghdad, Abdullah retreats into his deep past. Leilah seeks one last moment of connection with her father before he no longer remembers who she is.
Abdullah and Leilah
2018