Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid is an Iraqi British filmmaker of "Mesocafe".
Born in Iraq, Ja'far and his family moved to other parts of the Arab world before settling in London in the mid-1980s.
While studying social sciences at the University of London, Ja'far began to assist in independent TV and radio productions in London. After attending courses in film production at London's Lux Centre, Hoxton, he began to write film criticism for the Arabic daily Al-Hayat newspaper, and later for the Paris-based Cahiers du cinéma magazine.
After completing an MA in Film Studies, he worked on a PhD thesis on film adaptations.
His credits include organizing film festivals within London and the Persian Gulf, most notably, programming assistant at the Raindance Film Festival in 2006.
Filmography
2009 - Mesocafe
2005 - Eyes Wide Open
2001 - A Two Hour Delay
1991 - Test Drive
References
External links
Mesocafe Official Site
Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid at Shooting People
Living people
Iraqi film directors
British people of Iraqi descent
English-language film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)