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Sameh Zoabi (b. 1975)

Birthplace:
Iksal, Israele

Born:
January 1, 1975

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Additional Dialogue:
2020  End Zoom

Director:
2005  Be Quiet
2012  Man Without a Cell Phone
2013  Under the Same Sun
2018  Tel Aviv on Fire
2020  End Zoom

Screenplay:
2005  Be Quiet
2012  Man Without a Cell Phone
2013  Under the Same Sun
2016  The Idol
2018  Tel Aviv on Fire
2020  End Zoom

Thanks:
2005  Be Quiet
2012  Man Without a Cell Phone
2013  Under the Same Sun
2016  The Idol
2018  Tel Aviv on Fire
2020  End Zoom
2020  Real Talk

Writer:
2005  Be Quiet
2012  Man Without a Cell Phone
2013  Under the Same Sun
2016  The Idol
2018  Tel Aviv on Fire
2020  End Zoom
2020  Real Talk

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TV Production

Director:
2023  Accused

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