Elia Suleiman
Known for Directing
Elia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Filmography
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
The Time That Remains
2009
as E.S.
The Time That Remains
2009
Director
The Time That Remains
2009
Writer
The Time That Remains
2009
Producer
7 Days in Havana
2012
as E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
7 Days in Havana
2012
Director
It Must Be Heaven
2019
as E.S.
It Must Be Heaven
2019
Director
It Must Be Heaven
2019
Writer
It Must Be Heaven
2019
Producer
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012
as Himself
Critic
2008
as Self
Bamako
2006
as Cow-boy
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Divine Intervention
2002
as E.S.
Divine Intervention
2002
Director
Divine Intervention
2002
Writer
Divine Intervention
2002
Co-Producer