First Contact (1983 film)
"First Contact" is the first documentary in what later became known as "The Highland Trilogy". The other two films are "Joe Leahy's Neighbours" (1989) and "Black Harvest" (1992). These three films, between them, have won some thirty major awards, included each film winning both the Grand Prix at the Festival Cinéma du Réel in Paris and AFI Award for Best Documentary.
Omar al-Qattan
Al-Qattan began his filming career by directing 15 to 20-minute documentaries and dramas while at film school, including his first documentary "Je suis...tu es?" (1987) and his first drama "La Danse" (1988), followed by the award-winning tragicomedy "Tale of the Blind Man and the Paralytic" in 1989, shown on Canal+.