Hady Zaccak (Directing)

Born March 22, 1974 in Beirut, Hady Zaccak studied at the IESAV film school (Institute of Scenic, Audiovisual and Cinematographic Studies/Saint-Joseph University/Beirut). He holds a diploma in audiovisual studies (1997) and a Masters in cinema studies/film directing option (2001). He participated in film directing, editing and production workshops at FEMIS (Paris-1996), INSAS (Brussels-1999) and HFF Konrad Wolf (Potsdam-2007). Since 1997, he has written and directed more than 20 documentaries, which have been broadcast on several television channels in Lebanon, the Arab world and Europe and presented/awarded at several film festivals around the world. Four of his films “Ya Omri-104 rides”, “A History Lesson”, “Marcedes” and “Kamal Jumblatt, witness and martyr” were also screened in theaters in Beirut. Hady Zaccak uses documentary to bring history to life, record the present, preserve memory and film metamorphoses and stagnation. After writing a book in French on the global history of Lebanese cinema "Lebanese cinema: itinerary...Read More