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Yanal Kassay

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Yanal Kassay
Yanal Kassay is a producer and assistant director, known for his work on Theeb (2014), Under the Shadow (2016), and Blessed Benefit (2016), among a variety of other films and television series. With a primary focus on Middle Eastern cinema, Kassay has worked on a number of narrative and documentary projects in several formats, including features, shorts, and series. He has an MFA in producing and editing, and has helped bolster some of the emerging voices of the Middle East.
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    Known for

    Theeb (2014)
    Theeb
    7.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi in Under the Shadow (2016)
    Under the Shadow
    6.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2016
    A War (2015)
    A War
    7.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2015
    Blessed Benefit (2016)
    Blessed Benefit
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2016

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Karayr
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025



    • Andria Tayeh, Noor Taher, and Rakeen Saad in AlRawabi School for Girls (2021)
      AlRawabi School for Girls
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021–2024
    • Messiah (2020)
      Messiah
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Scales (2019)
      Scales
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Give Up The Ghost (2019)
      Give Up The Ghost
      6.9
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Adam Alzoubi in Rashid & Rajab (2019)
      Rashid & Rajab
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • The Team (2015)
      The Team
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Jordan
      • 2018
    • Birgitte Hjort Sørensen in Greyzone (2018)
      Greyzone
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • On Borrowed Time (2018)
      On Borrowed Time
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Habib Ghuloom, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Samer Ismail, Samer al Masri, and Mahmoud Al Atrash in The Worthy (2016)
      The Worthy
      5.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • The Great Arab Revolt (2016)
      The Great Arab Revolt
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Blessed Benefit (2016)
      Blessed Benefit
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi in Under the Shadow (2016)
      Under the Shadow
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Ghazal Valatabar in Al Medina (2015)
      Al Medina
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • The Curve (2015)
      The Curve
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Rattle the Cage (2015)
      Rattle the Cage
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Karayr
      • co-producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025



    • The President's Cake (2025)
      The President's Cake
      7.9
      • co-producer
      • 2025
    • One Like Him (2022)
      One Like Him
      7.9
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2022
    • Give Up The Ghost (2019)
      Give Up The Ghost
      6.9
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Antônio Carlos, Daniel Alexander, and Pascale Seigneurie in Roads to Olympia (2019)
      Roads to Olympia
      8.2
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Theeb (2014)
      Theeb
      7.2
      • co-producer
      • 2014

    Actor



    • Crossing the Dead Sea (2014)
      Crossing the Dead Sea
      Short
      • 2014
    • Redacted (2007)
      Redacted
      6.1
      • Soldier
      • 2007

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    • Alternative name
      • Yanal Barakat

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