Directing

Amro Ali

Born

1992-05-19 (34)

Place of birth

Damascus, Syria

Known for

Directing

Credits

6 titles

Amro Ali was graduated from High Cinema Institute in Cairo, Egypt. His short film (Coma) has won four international awards, including Best Short Film Award at Malmö Arab Film Festival and Rotterdam Arab Film Festival. In addition, he worked as an assistant director and second unit director and director in several TV series, including (Orkedia), (Al-Mohalab), (Haramlek) and (SpotLight 15). Amro Ali has wrote several TV series including (Safarbarlek) and (Love Crisis), and he has also directed several TV commercials, documentaries as well as many short and med-length films including (Coma), (Awakening), (The Visit), (Recovery), (Heart Attack) and (Cinema AlDunia). His first feature film projec…

Known for

Behind the camera

The Visit poster
8.0

A married couple are leading a monotonous life after the husband's retirement and the son's migration. Suddenly, a teenage young man storms into their home.

The Visit

2020

Awakening poster
NR

During the ongoing Syrian war, Hala leaves her house after her husband sells her wedding gown in order to secure the cost of his marriage to another woman. Upon her arrival to the house of her friend Talla, the police come and drag Talla’s husband to military service, so the two women sit alone waiting for the return of what they have lost.

Awakening

2018

Awakening poster
NR

During the ongoing Syrian war, Hala leaves her house after her husband sells her wedding gown in order to secure the cost of his marriage to another woman. Upon her arrival to the house of her friend Talla, the police come and drag Talla’s husband to military service, so the two women sit alone waiting for the return of what they have lost.

Awakening

2018

Coma poster
NR

During the Syrian war, an elderly man falls into a long coma, caught between life and death. Meanwhile, his young son undergoes an exhausting struggle between his thoughts and emotions, torn between his obligations toward his father and his desire to step into the life he yearns for.

Coma

2016

Coma poster
NR

During the Syrian war, an elderly man falls into a long coma, caught between life and death. Meanwhile, his young son undergoes an exhausting struggle between his thoughts and emotions, torn between his obligations toward his father and his desire to step into the life he yearns for.

Coma

2016

Cinema AlDunia poster
NR

This short documentary delves into the world of Cinema Al Dunia in Damascus, exploring the current reality of the cinema and attempting to reveal its future.

Cinema AlDunia

2024