Anas Zawahri
Directing
- Born
- March 16, 1987 (age 39) · Damascus, Syria
He is an independent Palestinian filmmaker, editor, and producer based in Syria, born in 1987. Initially trained in engineering with a specialization in decoration and interior design, he transitioned to cinema through extensive workshops and practical experience. His first feature documentary, My Memory is Full of Ghosts 2024, received a Special Mention at Visions du Réel and won Best Arab Documentary at the El-Gouna Film Festival. In 2026, he participated in Berlinale Talents Program during Berlin International Film Festival. Zawahri has also directed the short fiction film An Ordinary Day 2020 and the short documentary Summer, City and Camera 2022. Since 2023, he has been teaching cinema at the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in the Department of Theater Studies. He is currently working on his second feature documentary, Their Ghosts Never Left My Home "Disappeared" , which was recently selected as a spotlight project at Marché du Film in Cannes film festival. And selected for Camera Liber program which is 6 month residency at cite international des art in Paris 2026.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2024My Memory Is Full of Ghosts Director, Producer
- 2022Summer, City and a Camera Director, Editor
- 2021A GIRL WITH HER NEW WALL Director, Editor
- 2020An Ordinary Day Writer, Director
- 2017Silence Director, Editor
- 2016Half Light Director, Editor
- TBAFragile Director