henri bassil

Born under the shooting star of creativity to a French diplomat mother stationed in Beirut during the civil war Henri was blessed in an unconventional way. Like most kids at that time, he spent a lot of time confined at home while the city was being bombed outside. At that young age he fell in love with movies as it was the only way to escape the room the family were hiding in. Henri grew up living in different countries and considers himself a citizen of the world. For him, writing is all about the challenge of making a very personal and intimate story accessible to other people. After graduating from ESRA Nice with a degree in film, he began directing commercials, allowing him to shoot in countries like Indonesia, UK, France, Spain, Russia, Lebanon, the UAE, Bulgaria and many others countries. He loves shooting sport and car commercials but is equally adept at shooting contemporary visual films in varied genres. Finding beauty in each shot is his motto.