Talal Derki

Talal Derki (Arabic: طلال ديركي Ṭālāl Dīrkī) is a Syrian Kurdish director, producer and screenwriter.

Born in Damascus and of Kurdish descent, Derki studied film directing in Athens at Stavrako High Institute of Cinematographic Art and Television [el], graduation in 2003.

He worked as an assistant director for feature film productions and was a director for different Arab TV programs & TV films between 2009 and 2012.

He worked as a freelance cameraman for CNN and Thomson Reuters.

Talal Derki's short films and feature length documentaries received tens of awards at various festivals.