Basil Al-Khatib


Basil Al-Khatib is a Syrian movie and TV director, from a Palestinian origin. He was born on 6 May 1962 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. He has lived with his family in Damascus, Syria since 1963. His father is the Palestinian poet Yousif Al-Khatib.
Basil is married to Diana Gabbour, a director of the Arab Syrian TV. He was a graduate of the Department of the Film & TV Direction, The Moscow Higher Institute of Cinema. Basil was working in cinema and television drama since 1992.

List of television series and movies as a director

  • Yomein / Two Days
  • Damascus Aleppo TBR 28 FEBRUARY 2018
  • The Father
  • The Mother
  • Mariam
  • Al Ghaliboun
  • Nasser
  • Abo Zaid Al-Helaly
  • Mawkib Al-Ebaa'
  • Nizar Qabbani
  • Returning to Haifa
  • Holako
  • Zy Qar
  • Al-Risala Al-Akhira
  • ''Jalila''