Akram Zaatari

Akram Zaatari is a filmmaker and a video artist living in Beirut. He was born in Saida, Lebanon. Zaatari earned his Bachelor in Architecture from the American University of Beirut in 1989 and was awarded a Masters degree in Media Studies from the New School For Social Research, New York in 1995. He worked as the executive producer of a daily morning show "Aalam Al-Sabah" at Future Television in Beirut where he produced most of his video works, amongst them Majnounak/Crazy of you (26mn, video 1997) and All is well at the border (43mn, video 1997) . He has also taught Photography and Design at the American University of Beirut between 1991 and 1996. His recent works include: Another resolution (Video Installation, 1998) and Monument 5, the Scandal (Video Installation, 1999).

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