Annemarie Jacir
Directing
Biography
Annemarie Jacir (Arabic: آن ماري جاسر; born 17 January 1974; Bethlehem) is a Palestinian filmmaker. Her short film Like Twenty Impossibles (2003) was the first Arab short film in history to be an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award. Her second film Salt Of This Sea (2008), garnered fourteen international awards. It was the first feature film directed by a Palestinian woman and Palestine’s 2008 Oscar Entry for Foreign Language Film. The much awarded When I Saw You was Palestine’s 2012 Oscar Entry. Wajib (2017) is Jacir’s third feature film.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Annemarie Jacir
Wajib
2017
3000 Nights
2015
Filmography
Acting (4)
2021
The Translatoras Lara
5.7
2015
3000 Nightsas Inmate
6.2
Production & Directing (37)
2026
Cotton QueenCo-Producer
6.8
2025
Palestine 36Director
7.8
2025
Palestine 36Writer
7.8
2025
Palestine 36Executive Producer
7.8
2024
IyadDirector
2020
DisconnectDirector
2017
WajibDirector
7.2
2017
WajibWriter
7.2
2016
The RendezvousCo-Director
5.6
2014
When I Saw YouDirector
7.0
2014
When I Saw YouWriter
7.0
2014
When I Saw YouExecutive Producer
7.0
2014
When I Saw YouEditor
7.0
2013
HorizonCreative Producer
2011
HaneenProducer
2011
HaneenEditor
2008
Salt of This SeaWriter
5.8
2008
Salt of This SeaDirector
5.8
2008
Salt of This SeaCo-Producer
5.8
2006
Sound of the StreetDirector
2006
2006
An Explanation: And Then Burn the AshesScreenplay
2006
2006
Palestine, Summer 2006Director
2006
Palestine, Summer 2006Writer
2005
A Few Crumbs For BirdsCinematography
7.0
2005
A Few Crumbs For BirdsEditor
7.0
2005
A Few Crumbs For BirdsDirector
7.0
2005
A Few Crumbs For BirdsWriter
7.0
2003
Like Twenty ImpossiblesEditor
5.3
2003
Like Twenty ImpossiblesDirector
5.3
2003
Like Twenty ImpossiblesProducer
5.3
2003
Like Twenty ImpossiblesWriter
5.3
2001
A Post Oslo HistoryDirector
8.0
2001
The Satellite ShootersDirector
8.0
2001
The Satellite ShootersWriter
8.0