Biography

Director Bassel Ghandour co-wrote and produced Theeb, winner of the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Debut and the 2016 nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs. The Alleys is his directorial debut, and he is also the film's writer. The Alleys premiered at the Locarno Festival.

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After graduating from the School of Cinematic Arts at The University of Southern California, Bassel wrote and produced the OSCAR nominated and BAFTA winning film Theeb. His directorial debut, The Alleys, premiered at the Piazza Grande of the Locarno Film Festival before going on to play at the BFI London and Rotterdam Film Festivals. Bassel also directed six-part sports docuseries Chasing Dreams, which is due in 2023. Before the above-the-line work Bassel got his first taste of feature film sets as a crew member on The Hurt Locker, Sundance winner Captain Abu Raed, and Disney Arabia's The United. He resides in London.

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Bassel wrote and produced the OSCAR nominated and BAFTA winning film Theeb. His directorial debut, The Alleys, premiered at the Piazza Grande of the Locarno Film Festival before going on to play at the BFI London, Rotterdam and Red Sea Film Festivals. Bassel is in post-production with Chasing Dreams, a six-part sports docu-series. Bassel lives in London where he is developing his next feature Hallfighter.

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