Hussen Ibraheem, director, Berlin | Crew United

About Hussen Ibraheem

Sundance Alumni
Berlinale talents - Beirut Alumni
Camerimage Talent Demo Alumni
Zurich Film Academy Alumni

Known for

©Hussen Ibraheem

Sweet discomfort of missed connections
2018-2019
Director, sound editor
©Hussen Ibraheem

3:30
2012
Director, additional editor, sound editor, director of imagery
© The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts

Circle
2012
Director of photography
©Hussen Ibraheem

Typo
2013
Director, editor
Nomadic
2011
Director

Fictional movies as director

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	Tide / Marée (WT)	Feature Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Khamsin Films [lb]
2022	Manity	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Les Films de l’Altaï [fr]
2019	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Bee on Set Productions [lb]
2013	Typo	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Zaitoon Films [lb]
2012	3:30	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]

Non-fictional movies as director

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2011	Nomadic	Short Documentary	Hussen Ibraheem	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	Tide / Marée (WT)	Feature Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Khamsin Films [lb]	screenwriter
2022	Manity	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Les Films de l’Altaï [fr]	screenwriter
2021	Retribution	Feature Film	Nimród Antal	StudioCanal Ltd. [uk]	2nd assistant costume designer PA
2021	Kiezjargon - Leonidas	Independent Feature Film	Il Kang	La Mosca Bianca Films GmbH [de]	production sound mixer
2020	5 Seasons - Eine Reise	Independent Feature Film	Katja Sallay	Pinto Pictures, Katja Oszegi Sallay [de]	production sound mixer 08.Sept.-18.Dez 2020
2020	Civic Duty (Bewerbungsfilm)	Short Film	Enzo Kaletta	Enzo Kaletta Produktion [de]	director of photography
2020	200 Meters	Feature Film	Ameen Nayfeh	Odeh Films [ps]	storyboard artist
2019	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Bee on Set Productions [lb]	sound editor
2018	Die Stille dazwischen	Short Film	Monica Tedja	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	dialect-, language coach
2013	An Engagement	Short Film	Ameen Nayfeh	The Freedom Theater [ps]	director of photography
2013	Typo	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Zaitoon Films [lb]	editor
2012	Circle	Short Film	Kamal el Mallakh	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	director of photography
2012	The Last Days on Mars	Feature Film	Ruairi Robinson	Qwerty Films [uk]	trainee director's department
2012	3:30	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	sound editor
2012	3:30	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	director of imagery
2012	3:30	Short Film	Hussen Ibraheem	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	additional editor
2012	Zero Dark Thirty	Feature Film	Kathryn Bigelow	Annapurna Productions [us]	camera trainee

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2016	Danish Refugee Council Lebanon (DRC) - Hermel Municipality	Corporate Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Danish Refugee Council [dk]	sound recordist (non fiction)
2016	Danish Refugee Council Lebanon (DRC) - Hermel Municipality	Corporate Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Danish Refugee Council [dk]	editor
2016	Danish Refugee Council Lebanon (DRC) - On Small Shelter Units and Cash for Work	Corporate Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Danish Refugee Council [dk]	production sound mixer
2016	Danish Refugee Council Lebanon (DRC) - On Small Shelter Units and Cash for Work	Corporate Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Danish Refugee Council [dk]	editor
2016	Danish Refugee Council Lebanon (DRC) - We Are There	Corporate Film	Hussen Ibraheem	Danish Refugee Council [dk]	editor

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2018	The Durable Solutions Platform	Documentary	Mais Salman	Mais Salman Produktion [jo]	sound recordist (non fiction)
2012	The Uppercut	Short Documentary	Ameen Nayfeh	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	2nd unit dop

Further projects in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2018	A Deeper Need	Education/Training Production	Lilia Andreotti	Metfilm School Berlin [de]	editor
2012	Knock out	Education/Training Production	Ameen Nayfeh	The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts [jo]	director of photography

Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2019	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Festival du Court au Kef [tn]	Second prize in the "Feature" category	Winner
2019	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Aarhus Arab Film Festival [dk]	Prize in the "Feature" category	Winner
2018	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Interfilm Berlin Film Festival [de]	Script and Pitch	Nominated
2018	Sweet discomfort of missed connections	Al Mawred Al Thaqafi [lb]	Production Award	Winner
2016	3:30	Rencontres Cinématographiques de Béjaïa (Algeria)	Best narrative short film	Nominated
2013	3:30	Franco Arab Film Festival	Jury prize	Winner
2013	3:30	Arab Camera film Festival Rotterdam	Jury award best short film	Nominated

Basic data

Languages	ArabicEnglishGerman
Immediate working area	Berlin
2nd residence (if applicable)	Beirut
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Associations	Film Network Berlin [de]