Resume

• 1989

  Open Fist Theater Company

  Maine Media Workshops

  Ziad H. Hamzeh

  Maine Media Workshops

  Emerson College

  boston ma

  Advanced directing classes.

  Professor

  boston mas

  Teaching the master of fine arts (multi media)program.

  Adjunct Professor

  Lesley university

  Hamzeh Mystique Films LLC

  Emerson College

  Leslie University

  The Art Institute of Boston

  Adjunct Faculty

  Greater Boston Area

  \nA Director

  Producer

  and Writer

  Ziad’s work has earned over forty awards and honors.\nPresently Ziad is in post-production for the film SUSHI TUSHI slotted for release in 2018.\nMost recently Ziad produced the film THE FLOWER OF ALEPPO in Tunis. The film opened\nthe prestiges Carthage Film Festival in October 2016. The Flower Of Aleppo was chosen to be\nTunisia’s entry into the 2017 Oscar and the Golden Globe Awards. In April Ziad’s film\nIRREFUTABLE PROOF swept the Beverly Hills Film Festival earning three top awards. The\nGolden Palm for Ziad

  Best actress

  and best cinematography. Ziad shared The Abu Dhabi Film\nFestival's Black Pearl Award for Best Producer with acclaimed Tunisian filmmaker Ridha Behi\nfor ALWAYS BRANDO

  which had its world premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival.\nALWAYS BRANDO also received the Jury prize at The Algerian Film Festival and the Best\nPicture Award at The Alexandria Film Festival. Ziad's Academy Award qualifying documentary\nThe Letter: An American Town and the Somali Invasion has won numerous awards and accolades\nand was chosen Critics Pick from New York Magazine. Woman earned the prestigious Golden\nPalm Award from The Beverly Hills Film Festival

  ¡Henry O! took Best Documentary from The\nBeverly Hills Film Festival

  The Best of Fest Award from The Breckenridge Film Festival

  The\nAccolades Award for Excellence in Film

  and his critically acclaimed feature film Shadow\nGlories was heralded as “Powerful and distinctive. A mature

  accomplished work... strong

  \nstylish and uncompromising” by Kevin Thomas

  film critic for The Los Angeles Times. Ziad's\nlatest feature Irrefutable Proof will be released in 2016.\n\nIn Hollywood

  Ziad created two extraordinary theatres: The Open Fist Theatre Company and\nThe Egyptian Arena. \nProfessor Ziad teaches advanced and graduate classes in filmmaking/photography at Lesley\nUniversity and the directing courses at Emerson College. www.hmfilms.net

  Ziad H. Hamzeh

  Open Fist Theater Company

  CEO

  Hamzeh Mystique Films

• 1987

  California State University

  MA; BA

  Directing; Writing and Criticism; Theatre

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Writing and Criticism; Theatre/film

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

  Directing and Theatrical Production

  California State University-Fullerton

• 1981

  Bachelor's degree

  acting and directing

  UMass Boston

• HMFILMS

  As if enduring the harsh and oppressive life facing all Tunisian women wasn't overwhelming enough

  the shattering of Salma's marriage into divorce weighs on her like the death of hope resurrected with the fall of the Arab Spring. Forever giving and...

  Hamzeh Mystiques Films

  Ziad H. Hamzeh - IMDb

  Ziad H. Hamzeh

  Producer: Irrefutable Proof. A member of the producers guild of America

  Ziad's body of work as a director

  producer and writer has earned over forty awards and honors. Most recently he produced acclaimed Tunisian filmmaker Ridha...

  Ziad H. Hamzeh - IMDb

  Post Production

  Theatre

  Video Editing

  Video Production

  Documentaries

  Public Speaking

  Entrepreneurship

  Photography

  Film Production

  Video

  Acting

  Editing

  Marketing Strategy

  Film

  Screenwriting

  Entertainment

  Commercials

  Producing

  Feature Films

  Final Cut Pro

  Irrefutable Proof

  Ziad’s body of work as a director

  producer and writer has earned over forty awards and honors. Most recently he produced acclaimed Tunisian filmmaker Ridha Behi's The Flower of Aleppo starring Hend Sabry and executive produced Dreams I Never Had starring Malcolm McDowell. The Flower Of Aleppo was honored as Tunisia’s entry into both the 2017 Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards

  and it was chosen to be the opening night event at the prestigious Carthage Film Festival. Irrefutable Proof

  the dramatic thriller Ziad directed and produced

  swept the Beverly Hills Film Festival earning three of the fest's highest awards: the Golden Palm

  Best Actress

  and Best Cinematography. He shared the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Black Pearl Award for Best Producer with Ridha Behi for Always Brando

  which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Always Brando also received the Best Picture Award from the Alexandria Film Festival and the Jury Prize from the Algerian Film Festival. Ziad's Academy Award qualifying documentary The Letter: An American Town and the Somali Invasion has won numerous awards and accolades and was heralded as Critics Pick by New York Magazine. Woman

  a documentary he shot on location in Syria

  once again earned Ziad the Beverly Hills Film Festival's highest honor

  the Golden Palm Award. ¡Henry O! also garnered Best Documentary honors at the Beverly Hills Film Fest as well as the Best of Fest Award from the Breckenridge Film Festival and the Accolades Award for Excellence in Film. His critically acclaimed debut feature film Shadow Glories has been heralded as “Powerful and distinctive. A mature

  accomplished work... strong

  stylish and uncompromising” by Kevin Thomas

  film critic for The Los Angeles Times. Ziad kicks off 2018 with the release of Sushi Tushi

  his animated and live-action football comedy.

  The Art Institute of Boston

  Hamzeh Mystique Films LLC

  Emerson College

  Leslie University

  Emerson College

  Lesley university

  Hamzeh Mystique Films