Ali Asad

Ali Asad (born October 11, 1961 in Salamiyya , Syria ) is a British cameraman of Syrian origin.

Life

Asad was born in Syria but grew up in England. He has been working there as a cameraman for film and television since 1996. In 2002 he was the cameraman for Ten Minutes Older's 15 short films . A year later he was working in the film Poem - I Put My Foot In The Air And She Carried With Me . In 2009 he worked in the horror film Doghouse and in 2010 in Footsoldier 2 .

Among other things, Asad is repeatedly hired by the director Julian Gilbey as cameraman, for example in Footsoldier and the thriller A Lonely Place to Die - Highlands Death Trap .

Filmography (selection)

• 1996: Joe Cocker: Have a Little Faith
• 1996: Mr Children
• 1996: Waiting for Giro
• 1998: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: The Videos
• 1999: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
• 2000: Silent Witness
• 2001: Massive Attack: Eleven Promos
• 2002: Ten Minutes Older
• 2003: Poem - I set my foot in the air and carried it (Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me)
• 2003: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
• 2003: The Best of REM: In View 1988-2003
• 2003: Faking It
• 2004: Pedantic
• 2004: European visions
• 2004: Oasis: Definitely Maybe
• 2005: The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005
• 2006: Rollin 'with the Nines
• 2007: Footsoldier (Rise of the Footsoldier)
• 2009: Father's Day
• 2009: Butterfly
• 2009: Doghouse
• 2009: Dead Man Running
• 2010: Footsoldier 2 (Bonded by Blood)
• 2011: A Lonely Place to Die - Todesfalle Highlands (A Lonley Place to Die)
• 2012: Best Laid Plans
• 2012: The Wee Man
• 2013: Between Weathers

Awards

• 2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival : Special Award for Best Camera ( Death Trap Highlands )
• 2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Special Award in the Best Camera Category - Fans' Choice ( Death Trap Highlands )

Web links

• Ali Asad in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ali Asad overview