Izidore Musallam

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Izidore Musallam is a Palestinian film director, producer and screenwriter who most recently produced the Sci Fi Pictures original film: Savage Planet . He was born in Haifa and graduated with a BFA in film production from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where he now lives and works. [1]

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He directed a number of movies including "Foreign Nights" (1989), "Nothing To Lose" (1994), "Heaven Before I Die" (1997), "Adam & Eve" (2002) aka "Forbidden Fruit" and "Hadutha Saghira" (2009).[ citation needed ] Most notably he directed in 2006 Keif al-Hal?, the first ever Saudi Arabian feature film produced by Rotana.[ citation needed ]

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