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Sameh Zoabi

('05SOA)

Sameh Zoabi is a writer and director from Iksal, a small village in Israel. His feature debut, Man without a Cell Phone, was selected for the New Directors/New Films festival at MoMA and the Lincoln Center.  His short film, “Be Quiet,” won third prize in the Cinéfondation Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. He has bachelor’s degrees in film studies and English literature from Tel Aviv University and attended the M.F.A. Film Program at Columbia on a merit scholarship. 

2010
Man without a Cell Phone
A humorous, sharp take on the social milieu of a Palestinian village inside Israel. Jawdat, a restless young concrete worker, just wants to have fun with his friends, talk on his cell phone....▶

2006
Be Quiet
Be Quiet follows the story of a young boy and his father on their journey home to the city of Nazareth. What should be a simple car trip is beset by politically charged tension....▶

News

February 28 2011
Alumni Films Selected for New Directors/New Films Festival
Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program alumni films have been selected to screen at the New Directors/New Films festival presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of...
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