Eyas al-Mokdad
Eyas al-Mokdad is a Syrian filmmaker, choreographer and dancer. He holds a master’s degree in Transmedia (Audiovisual arts) from the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels, as well as a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts–ballet dance from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus and a master's in film from the KASK arts school in Ghent. Mokdad has worked on many performances and films as a dancer, choreographer and assistant director. He created his first film in 2003. He adopts experimentation as a methodology in dance and filmmaking.
Syria cineclubs, a return
20 November 2025
"Watching films in traditional cinemas does not provide the intimacy or openness to discussion and analysis that exists in film clubs", says Eyas Al Mokdad, filmmaker and author of this...
Ammar al-Beik: What a Strange Life...
31 May 2024
In his responses, Ammar al-Beik takes us on a journey on the autostrade of exile/nation (or what is called nation). A beautiful and harsh journey, thrilling and tiring, inspired and...
Hala Omran: ‘Acting is my life’
23 June 2022
"I cannot work on a project unless I’m fully engaged with it. My thoughts, my body, my feelings, my knowledge and memory—it all revolves around the work that I do."
