Samir Jamal Al Din
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 29, 1955
- Birthplace
- Baghdad, Iraq
Samir Jamal Al-Din is an Iraqi-born Swiss filmmaker, born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1955. His work is deeply rooted in the history, identity, and cultural memory of Iraq. Through cinema, he explores the stories of its people, the weight of its past, and the complexities of belonging to a homeland shaped by generations of change. His films are not merely about Iraq; they are about preserving its memory and giving its history a voice.
Filmography
Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known 2026
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Solidarity 2025
Producer
The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners 2024
Director, Writer
The Giacomettis 2023
Producer
Baghdad in My Shadow 2019
Writer, Director
Chris the Swiss 2018
Producer
Offshore: Elmer and the Swiss Bank Secrecy 2016
Producer
Dawn 2015
Producer
Iraqi Odyssey 2014
as Self, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Once I Entered in a Garden 2013
Producer
Fraulein 2006
Producer
Snow White 2005
Director, Author
White Terror 2005
Producer
- Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar
Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar 2003
Producer
Skinhead Attitude 2003
Producer
Birdseye 2002
Executive Producer
Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection 2002
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
Norman Plays Golf 2000
Director, Writer
Do It 2000
Producer
ID Swiss 1999
Producer
Projecziuns Tibetanas 1998
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Die Metzger
Die Metzger 1998
Director
Angelique 1997
Director
The Little Girl 1997
Director, Writer
- Tödliche Schwesterliebe
Tödliche Schwesterliebe 1996
Director
Babylon 2 1993
Director, Writer, Cinematography
(It Was) Just a Job 1992
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Hiphop 1991
Director
- Always & Forever
Always & Forever 1991
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Filou 1988
Director, Executive Producer
Morlove - Eine Ode für Heisenberg 1986
Director, Writer
Schiefkörper 1984
Director
Stummfilm 1984
Director, Producer, Writer
Credits from TMDB.