Qais Al-Zubaidi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1945
- Died
- December 1, 2024
- Birthplace
- Baghdad, Iraq
Qais Al-Zubaidi (قيس الزبيدي) is an Iraqi screenwriter, director, cinematographer and editor born in Baghdad in 1945. He studied editing and image at the Higher Institute of Cinema of Babelsberg in Germany. He first worked on German documentaries for the Higher Institute of Cinema and for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) studio. Many of his documentaries, including Far from the Homeland (1969) and Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Wartime (1972), were shot in Syria and focused on Palestinian people. He has also edited famous Arab films such as Crown of Thorns directed by Nabil Al-Maleh, The Knife directed by Khaled Hamadeh, Beirut, Oh Beirut director by Maroun Bagdadi, and The Night directed by Muhammad Malas.
Filmography
Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image 2026
as The Thinker
The Visit 2024
Camera Operator, Director, Writer
The Night 1992
Editor
- Voice of the Silent Time
Voice of the Silent Time 1990
Director
- Waheb al Horriyah
Waheb al Horriyah 1987
Writer, Director
The Freedom Giver 1987
Director
- A File on Issues
A File on Issues 1984
Director
- Palestine - A People's Record
Palestine - A People's Record 1984
Director
Return to Haifa 1982
Editor
Homeland of Barbed Wire 1980
Director
Hisar Muddad 1978
Director
Al-Yazerli 1974
Director, Writer
Mr. Progressive 1974
Screenplay
The Adventure 1974
Writer
Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Times of War 1972
Director, Writer
The Knife 1972
Editor
Men Under the Sun 1970
Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Far Away from Home 1969
Director
- Gull's Flight of the Years
Gull's Flight of the Years 1968
Director
Credits from TMDB.