Bassel Ghandour is a writer and director. After graduating from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, Bassel wrote and produced the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winning film Theeb (2014). His directorial debut, The Alleys (2020), premiered at the Piazza Grande of the Locarno Film Festival before going on to show at the BFI London, Rotterdam and Red Sea Film Festivals. Bassel lives in London where he is developing his next set of projects, including Occupational Hazards.