Mai Masri

Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker who was born in Amman She founded Nour Productions with her late husband Jean Chamoun and directed and produced over 18 films which were screened worldwide and won over 90 awards Masri is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences She is internationally known for her documentary work Her solo directorial journey began with the film Children of Fire 1990 and continued to include films like Hanan Ashrawi Woman for Her Time 1995 Children of Shatila 1998 Frontiers of Dreams and Fears 2001 Beirut Diaries 2006 33 Days 2007 Her latest film was released in 2021 Beirut Eye of the Storm Her debut feature film 3000 Nights premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and represented Jordan at the Academy Awards for Foreign Language Film 2015 Masri codirected with her late husband filmmaker Jean Chamoun Under the Rubble 1983 Wild Flowers 1986 War Generation Beirut 1988 Suspended Dreams 1992 and produced In the Shadows of the City 2000 Hostage of Time 1994 Women Beyond Borders 2004 Yearning of the Laurel 2007 and Lanterns of Memory 2009