Ziad Doueiry

Ziad Doueiri
Born	1963 (age 54–55) Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese and French
Occupation	film director and writer
Years active	1990–present
Known for	Director of West Beirut and The Insult

Ziad Doueiri (Arabic: زياد دويري‎; born 1963) is a Lebanese-born cinematographer, film director and writer. He is best known for his award-winning films West Beirut (1998) and The Insult (2017), a film nominated at the 90th Academy Awards representing Lebanon.

Doueiri left Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War to study in the United States.

Doueiri first gained notice from his work under Quentin Tarantino as camera assistant for movies that include Jackie Brown, From Dusk Till Dawn, Pulp Fiction, and Reservoir Dogs.

Doueiri worked between Los Angeles and Beirut until not long after September 2011, after which he returned to work from Beirut.

Doueiri has expressed opposition to boycotts of Israel, and in 2013 defended his decision to shoot a film in Israel featuring Israeli actors. In September 2017, he was questioned in Beirut after returning from the Venice Film Festival. This was in regards to his film The Attack, which was shot in Israel.

Doueiri's brother Rami Doueiri starred in West Beirut.

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