FILM DIRECTOR

Mai Masri

1959 - Today

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Mai Masri (Arabic: مي المصري; born April 2, 1959) is a Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer. Her films are primarily documentaries which focus on the real life struggles of the women and children living in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. She has received over 60 international awards for her films and is hailed as a pioneer in the Middle Eastern film industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Mai Masri is the 1,853rd most popular film director (down from 1,827th in 2024), the 48th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 47th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mai Masri ranks 1,853 out of 2,041. Before her are Mia Hansen-Løve, Charles Band, Yeon Sang-ho, Władysław Pasikowski, Javier Fesser, and James DeMonaco. After her are Phedon Papamichael, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nia DaCosta, Juho Kuosmanen, Małgorzata Szumowska, and Brillante Mendoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mai Masri ranks 698. Before her are Göran Hägglund, Paul Gross, Mark Aguirre, Władysław Pasikowski, Andrew Hoy, and Jill Bolte Taylor. After her are Debrah Farentino, Pirkko Määttä, Marc Shaiman, Eric Fellner, Ed Greenwood, and Josef Reiter.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Mai Masri ranks 48 out of 59. Before her are Samir Rifai (1966), Omar M. Yaghi (1965), Hamzah bin Hussein (1980), Princess Aisha bint Hussein (1968), Princess Iman bint Abdullah (1996), and Nahed Hattar (1960). After her are Musa Al-Taamari (1997), Amer Shafi (1982), Lubna Tahtamouni (1976), Princess Salma bint Abdullah (2000), Eva Abu Halaweh (1975), and Lama Abu-Odeh (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Jordan

Among film directors born in Jordan, Mai Masri ranks 1. 

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