
Samer Najari
Directing
Samer NAJARI (1976, Russia) was born in Moscow to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother. He began his studies in architecture at the University of Damascus at the age of 18. Since immigrating to Canada in 1994, he has completed a BFA in Film Production at Concordia University. In 2001 he took part in a two-year residency at the Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France. Since his return to Canada, Samer Najari has directed two internationally acclaimed short films. Arwad is his first feature-length film and is co-directed by Dominique Chila.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2024Rituals Under a Scarlet Sky Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 2021Memory is a Dying Horse Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2021How far this road take us? Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Sound
- 2013Arwad Director, Writer, Producer
- 2009Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees Writer, Director
- 2006Le petit oiseau va sortir Director, Writer, Editor
- 2002Nous irons à la plage, tu feras une sieste, je compterai les nuages Director of Photography, Director, Editor
- 2000Chrysanthème Production Assistant
- TBAUn Goût amer d’éternité Director







