FILM DIRECTOR

Mai Masri

1959 - Today

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Mai Masri (Arabic: مي المصري; born April 2, 1959) is a Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer. Her films are primarily documentaries which focus on the real life struggles of the women and children living in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mai Masri has received more than 69,167 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mai Masri is the 1,826th most popular film director (down from 1,688th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mai Masris by language

Over the past year Mai Masri has had the most page views in the with 11,942 views, followed by Arabic (4,695), and French (1,288). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (177.78%), Indonesian (98.99%), and English (87.89%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mai Masri ranks 1,826 out of 2,041. Before her are Andrei Kravchuk, Ben Wheatley, Kelly Asbury, Jan Hřebejk, Oren Peli, and Naoko Yamada. After her are Shakti Samanta, Gavin O'Connor, Kimberly Peirce, Marina de Van, Chris Cunningham, and Pablo Trapero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mai Masri ranks 683. Before her are William Joyce, Pirkko Määttä, Lourdes Flores, Julia Sweeney, Beniamino Vignola, and Chandra Cheeseborough. After her are Hiroshi Kobayashi, Robert Barron, Boris Kokorev, Charles M. Lieber, Roger Goodell, and Nils Johan Semb.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Mai Masri ranks 47 out of 59. Before her are Musa Al-Taamari (1997), Omar M. Yaghi (1965), Samir Rifai (1966), Amer Shafi (1982), Hamzah bin Hussein (1980), and Muath Al-Kasasbeh (1988). After her are Hamza Al-Dardour (1991), Princess Iman bint Abdullah (1996), Eva Abu Halaweh (1975), Yazan Al-Naimat (1999), Lubna Tahtamouni (1976), and Princess Salma bint Abdullah (2000).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Jordan

Among film directors born in Jordan, Mai Masri ranks 1. 

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Filmography

3000 Nights
Director
A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope.
Oct 15o 20156 / 10
Children of Shatila
Director
Many people first became aware of the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon after the shocking and horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre that took place there in 1982. Located in Beirut's "belt of misery," the camp is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty. Fifty years after the exile of their grandparents from Palestine, the children of Shatila attempt to come to terms with the reality of being refugees in a camp that has survived massacre, siege and starvation. Director Mai Masri focuses on two Palestinian children in the camp: Farah, age 11 and Issa, age 12. When these children are given video cameras, the story of the camp evolves from their personal narratives as they articulate the feelings and hopes of their generation.
Jan 2o 19986.7 / 10
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
Director
This heartfelt documentary from award-winning filmmaker Mai Masri explores the enduring friendship that evolves between two Palestinian girls—Mona, who was born and raised in the economically marginalized Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, and Manar, who lives in the Dheisha refugee camp under Israeli control. The two girls begin their friendship as penpals, sharing the similarities and differences of life in the two refugee camps. Mona and Manar are finally able to meet face-to-face at the Lebanese-Israeli border during Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon. But when the second intifada suddenly erupts around them shortly thereafter, both girls must face heart-breaking changes in their lives.
May 1o 20017.3 / 10