title: Basil Al-Khatib
text: # Basil Al-Khatib
  
  Basil Al-Khatib (Arabic: باسل الخطيب) is a Syrian movie and TV director, from a Palestinian origin. He was born on 6 May 1962 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. He has lived with his family in Damascus, Syria since 1963. His father is the Palestinian poet Yousif Al-Khatib.
  
  Basil is married to Diana Gabbour, a director of the Arab Syrian TV. He was a graduate of the Department of the Film & TV Direction, The Moscow Higher Institute of Cinema (VGIK). Basil was working in cinema and television drama since 1992.
  
  ## List of television series and movies as a director
  
  * Damascus Aleppo (2018 movie) TBR 28 FEBRUARY 2018
  * The Father
  * The Mother (2015 movie)
  * Mariam (2013)
  * Al Ghaliboun (2011-2012 TV series)
  * Nasser (2008 TV series)
  * Abo Zaid Al-Helaly (2005 TV series)
  * Mawkib Al-Ebaa' (2005 movie)
  * Nizar Qabbani (2005 TV series)
  * Returning to Haifa (2004 TV series)
  * Holako (2002 TV series)
  * Zy Qar (2001 TV series)
  * Al-Risala Al-Akhira (2000 movie)
  * Jalila (1993 movie)
  