Lauand Omar

Lauand Omar is a Syrian-born Kurd, he grew up in Germany, studied Film and Television production in Miami, FL and Toronto, Canada. In 2005 he wrote/directed/produced his first feature film, the women's rights drama "Bekhal's Tears" shot in Iraqi Kurdistan. The movie became the first Kurdish Film to be selected at an Arabic film festival, the 2006 Emirates Film Competition held in Abu Dhabi. In 2007/2008 he produced several high-rated reality shows in the UAE, for clients such as Samsung and Clean & Clear and later joined MTV Arabia as a producer. In 2010 he wrote and co-created the series Aassas, a supernatural comedy set in Morocco, which became the first TV series out of that region to sign a development deal with a renowned European production company, Gaumont France. In 2014 "Aassas" was adapted to the Algerian market, named "Al Khamsa", financed by phone operator Ooredoo. "Curse of Mesopotamia" became his second feature film in 2016, an indie horror creating international buzz and featured in Paris Match, Al Jazeera, and BBC World among others. Lauand speaks English, German, Spanish, Arabic, and Kurdish and works as a writer, director, and producer. Lauand lives in Mexico where he founded the production company "Deebo Films".