Biography
Talal Derki was born in Damascus and has lived in Berlin since 2014. He studied film directing in Athens, worked as an assistant director for many feature film productions, and was a director for several Arab TV programs. Talal Derki's short films and feature length-documentaries have received awards at a variety of festivals. His feature documentary Return to Homs won the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary in 2014.
Sundance Film Festival
Director
| Documentaries | |
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| 2023 |
Under the Sky of Damascus |
| 2017 |
Of Fathers and Sons |
| 2013 |
The Return to Homs |
Screenwriter
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Hollywoodgate |
| 2013 |
The Return to Homs |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
The Return to Homs |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Hollywoodgate |
Under the Sky of Damascus |
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Guest
| Shows | |
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| 2013 |
Docventures |