Elia Suleiman
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 28, 1960 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Nazareth, Israel
Biography
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Known For
| 2019 | It Must Be HeavenE.S. | |
| 2013 | Nelson Mandela: The Myth and MeSelf | |
| 2012 | 7 Days in HavanaE.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner") | |
| 2012 | A Special DaySelf | |
| 2012 | Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself | |
| 2009 | The Time That RemainsE.S. | |
| 2008 | CriticSelf | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own CinemaThe filmmaker (segment "Irtebak") | |
| 2006 | BamakoCow-boy | |
| 2002 | Divine InterventionE.S. | |
| 1998 | The Arab DreamHimself | |
| 1997 | War and Peace in Vesoul | |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a DisappearanceE.S. | |
| 1993 | The Gulf War... What Next? | |
| 1992 | Homage by AssassinationE.S. |
| 2019 | It Must Be HeavenProducer | |
| 2009 | The Time That RemainsProducer | |
| 2002 | Divine InterventionCo-Producer | |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a DisappearanceProducer | |
| 1992 | Homage by AssassinationProducer |
| 2019 | It Must Be HeavenDirector | |
| 2012 | 7 Days in HavanaDirector | |
| 2009 | The Time That RemainsDirector | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own CinemaDirector | |
| 2002 | Divine InterventionDirector | |
| 2000 | Cyber PalestineDirector | |
| 1998 | The Arab DreamDirector | |
| 1997 | War and Peace in VesoulDirector | |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a DisappearanceDirector | |
| 1993 | The Gulf War... What Next?Director | |
| 1992 | Homage by AssassinationDirector | |
| 1990 | Introduction to the End of an ArgumentDirector |
| 2019 | It Must Be HeavenWriter | |
| 2009 | The Time That RemainsWriter | |
| 2002 | Divine InterventionWriter | |
| 2000 | Cyber PalestineWriter | |
| 1998 | The Arab DreamWriter | |
| 1996 | Chronicle of a DisappearanceWriter | |
| 1993 | The Gulf War... What Next?Writer | |
| 1992 | Homage by AssassinationWriter |
| 2021 | And Then They Burn the SeaThanks | |
| 2013 | Only Lovers Left AliveThanks | |
| 1998 | The Arab DreamCinematography |