A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
A. Assil
Abdullah Al Assil
Abdullah al-Assil
Assil
Birthplace:
Damascus, Syria
Born:
March 15, 1989
Abdullah Alassil is a Los Angeles-based Syrian filmmaker, known for his compelling storytelling and diverse art techniques. Originating from Damascus, Alassil's early works like "The Confession" gained recognition at the Damascus International Film Festival. His venture into experimental cinema, as seen in his stop-motion televised thesis "#The_Suit," further showcased his narrative ingenuity. Granted political asylum in the US due to persecution in Syria for his activism related to freedom of expression and human rights, Alassil's relocation to Los Angeles marked a continuation of his exploration into complex themes. His recent works, such as "A Conflict" and "Vital Shot," illustrate this ongoing journey. A multifaceted artist, he is also a skilled multi-instrumentalist musician. Alassil's involvement in the film community extends as a member of the Arab Film and Media Institute in California, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the Film Independent Organization.
Cinematography:
2013 Tears & Water
Consulting Producer:
2013 Tears & Water
2021 Peace by Chocolate
Director:
2010 The Confession
2013 Tears & Water
2021 Peace by Chocolate
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Editor:
2010 The Confession
2013 Tears & Water
2021 Peace by Chocolate
???? Vital Shot
Producer:
2010 The Confession
2013 Tears & Water
2021 Peace by Chocolate
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Writer:
2010 The Confession
2013 Tears & Water
2021 Peace by Chocolate
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Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.