Omar Amiralay
DirectingBorn January 1, 1944 · Damascus, SyriaDied February 5, 2011
Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.
