Hiam Abbass
Palestinian actress, director
Hiam Abbass was born in Galilee. Following her studies in Haifa she joined Palestine’s El-Hakawati Theatre Group. She first appeared in Michel Khleifi’s Wedding in Galilee (1987). Fame soon followed with Raja Amari’s Red Satin (2002). She appeared in The Syrian Bride (2005) then Lemon Tree (2008) by Eran Riklis , Free Zone and Disengagement by Amos Gitaï (2005) and Bab el Shams by Yousry Nasrallah (2004). She also filmed in France with Patrice Chéreau, Jean Becker and Radu Mihaileanu (The Source – in Competition at Cannes 2011). Her American filmmaking career began with Jim Jarmusch (The Limits of Control - 2009) and Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor - 2008) as well as with Julian Schnabel in Miral, presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2010. She has just finished shooting Inheritance, her first feature film as a director.
2012 Hiam Abbass jury at Cannes Film Festival from 16 to 27 may 2012.
Filmography Hiam Abbass
Jerusalem, I Love You (pre-production)
2012
Inheritance 2012
La danse éternelle (short)
2004
Le pain (short) 2001
Actress
Peace After Marriage by Bandar Albuliwi, Ghazi Albuliwi (2013)
Inheritance by Hiam Abbass (2012)
Romance in the Dark by Rie Rasmussen(2011)
Les jeux des nuages et de la pluie by Benjamin de Lajarte (2011)
Le sac de farine by Kadija Leclere(2012)
Une bouteille à la mer by Thierry Binisti (2011)
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul by Hany Abu-Assad, Stefan Arsenijevic(2011)
La source des femmes by Radu Mihaileanu(2011)
I Am Slave by Gabriel Range (2010)
Miral by Julian Schnabel (2010)
Suite parlée by Joël Brisse, Marie Vermillard (2010)
Habibti (2010)
Chaque jour est une fête by Dima El-Horr (2009)
Persécution by Patrice Chéreau by Jim Jarmusch (2009)
The Limits of Control by Jim Jarmusch
Human Zoo by Rie Rasmussen (2009)
Espion(s) by Nicolas Saada (2009)
Amreeka by Cherien Dabis
Kandisha by Jerome Cohen-Olivar (2008)
L'aube du monde by Abbas Fahdel (2008)
Etz Limon by Eran Riklis
Un roman policier by Stéphanie Duvivier (2008)
La fabrique des sentiments by Jean-Marc Moutout (2008)
The Visitor by Thomas McCarthy (2007)
Disengagement by Amos Gitai (2007)
Dialogue avec mon jardinier by Jean Becker
The Nativity Story by Catherine Hardwicke
Azur & Asmar by de Michel Ocelot
Babel by Alejandro González Inárritu
Petites révélations (2006)
Munich by Steven Spielberg (2005)
Le démon de midi by de Marie-Pascale Osterrieth (2005)
Free Zone by Amos Gitaï
Paradise Now by de Hany Abu-Assad (2005)
Nadia et Sarra (2004)
The Syrian Bride by Eran Riklis (2004)
Aime ton père by Jacob Berger (2002)
Satin rouge by Raja Amari
Fais-moi des vacances by Didier Bivel (2002)
L'ange de goudron by de Denis Chouinard (2001)
Ligne 208 (2001)
Ali, Rabiaa et les autres by de Ahmed Boulane (2001)
