Ahmad Alyaseer

Ahmad Alyaseer
Ahmad Alyaseer in 2018
Native name أحمد اليسير
Born Amman, Jordan
Occupation Director, Producer and Author


Ahmad Alyaseer (Arabic: أحمد اليسير‎); is a Jordanian director, producer and author.

Movies

When Time Becomes a Woman

Ahmad directed the first Jordanian Sci-Fi Feature When Time Becomes a Woman [1], the film was an experimental project and his graduation project [2]. It won international awards and was nominated for lots of film festivals [3]. Critics praised it for its minimal elements and was described as a breath of fresh air in the genre [4]. Due to the zero budget the film had, the crew pulled triple- and quadruple-duty behind the scenes but managed to get some impressive results out of their shoestring [5]. The film although it was praised by critics and film festivals yet its Jordanian premiere did not wow the audience [6].

TV Shows

The below are titles of TV shows that were produced and directed by Ahmad Alyaseer

Asfoureyyeh (The Nuthouse)

The series was aired with its first season on November, 11, 2015 with Ro'ya TV [7], it was praised for being the first Jordanian Sitcom [8] and later the audience demanded for a second season which was aired in 2017 [9]. Asfoureyyeh was the first acting experience for famous Jordanian social media stars such as Omar Zorba, Lina Abu Rezeq and Rawsan Hallak [10].

Latt Wa Ajen

The mini- series was aired on 27, May, 2017 with online channel Kharabeesh and Ro'ya TV in the month of Ramadan[11]. It’s the first acting experience for the Jordanian TV Presenter Nadia Al Zoubi [12] [13], the show highlights women issues such as divorce, work, study and parenting [14].

Click

The show was aired on May 17, 2018 with Ro'ya TV and Viu Streaming Service [15]. It was praised for its technical quality and crazy concept [16][17]. The show brought to the screen the top Syrian comedian Andre Skaf [18].

Books

My Trip to Adele

The novel is co-written with his sister Rana Alyaseer and was released on September 10, 2016[19] then it was taken out from all online platforms in August 2017 for copyright infringements though it was successful [20]. The authors then decided to release it again with taking off all the lyrics. The novel was praised for its controversial topics such as atheism, child prostitution, black magic and divorced women laws in third world countries [21][22][23].

Lasto Qedesa (I’m not a Saint)

Their second novel is in Arabic and was released with (Arab Scientific Publishers) in May, 2018 [24].

References

  1. ↑ Wasa Avramov, "Interview with Ahmad Alyaseer, the Director of the First Jordanian SF When Time Becomes a Woman", Explore Science Fiction
  2. ↑ Ahmad Alyaseer official Biography
  3. ↑ IMDB awards page for When Time Becomes a Woman
  4. ↑ Bill Thompson, "Review: Henama Ykoon El Zaman Untha (When Time Becomes A Woman, 2012)", Bill's Movie Emporium, March, 19, 2013
  5. ↑ Jay Seaver, "When Time Becomes a Woman", Hollywood Bitch Slap Movie Reviews, February, 16, 2013
  6. ↑ Gaelle Sundelin , "Jordan's first sci-fi flick faces tough crowd at home", The Jordan Times, July, 10, 2013
  7. ↑ "Asfoureyyeh Season 1 Episode 1: Who is Hadeel? Details", IMDB
  8. ↑ Bashar Ibrahim, "Asfoureyyeh", Al Hayat Newspaper, February, 23, 2016
  9. ↑  "Asfoureyyeh Season 2", Roya News, February, 1, 2017
  10. ↑ Caravan TV Show, "Interview with Rawsan Hallak and Ahmad Alyaseer about Asfoureyyeh", Roya TV Station, October, 19, 2015
  11. ↑ "Latt Wa Ajen : Episode 1 Labeling: Details", IMDB
  12. ↑ "Nadia Al Zoubie does acting for the first time in Latt Wa Ajen", Ain News, May, 1, 2017
  13. ↑ "Jordan breathes through its screen", The Khaleej Newspaper, May, 26, 2017
  14. ↑ Ghazi Bani Naser, "Presenter Nadia Al Zoubie invade audiences screens in Ramadan", Panet - Panorama, May, 10, 2017
  15. ↑ "Click Series: Episode 1 Details", IMDB
  16. ↑ "Comedy in Ramadan shows the Jordanian Reality with Quality", Sarayah News, May, 13, 2018
  17. ↑ Majed Al Fasi, "Click Series", Al Arabiyah TV, May, 19. 2018
  18. ↑ "Andre Skaf in Roya", Roya News, April, 6, 2018
  19. ↑ "My Trip to Adele", Google Books
  20. ↑ Valentina Valentini, " Adele Fans Still Fighting For Her Attention After Pulling Their Unauthorized Book Based On Lyrics ", Billboard, October, 26, 2017
  21. ↑ Sabrina Beretta, " Book review: My Trip to Adele by R I Alyaseer and A I Alyaseer", Sabrina Reviews, August, 16, 2018
  22. ↑ Jeyran Main, " My Trip to Adele by A.I.Alyaseer and R.I.Alyaseer (Book Review #133)", Jeyran Book Reviews, December, 20, 2017
  23. ↑ Liliana, " REVIEW: My Trip to Adele by R.I. Alyaseer & A.I. Alyaseer", Liliania Bookish, July, 6, 2017
  24. ↑ "Lasto Qedesa proves that love and power never meet", Middle East Online, June, 12, 2018
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