Assaf, Milka

(April 28, 1952, Alep, Syria-)

   Born of a Bulgarian mother (her grandmother was Russian) and a Lebanese father, she was educated by Catholic missionaries (among which were Jesuits). At age nineteen, she left Lebanon to study in Paris. While preparing for her bachelor's degree in English at the Sorbonne University, she passed the exam of IDHEC film school (directing department). At the same time, she took acting courses. After graduating from IDHEC in 1976, she briefly worked as assistant director and assistant editor before shooting her first documentaries.

 Filmography

        ◘ Mrs Jekyll et Mrs Love (shot on video; also screenwriter, editor)

        ◘ Poubara-Gabon (16-mm docu-fiction; also screenwriter, editor)

1999 ◘ Les Migrations de Vladimir (also screenwriter, dialogist, editor)

 Television Filmography

1982 ◘ Les Soleils d'Or (short; also screenwriter, editor)

1984 ◘ Marguerite Duras (5 X 52' documentary)

1987 ◘ RichardTardits—Le Gladiateur (documentary)

        ◘ L'Or du Fleuve (documentary; also editor)

        ◘ Un Maillot jaune dans la Brousse (documentary; also editor)

1994 ◘ La Vie suspendue (documentary; co-director with Thierry de Lestrade; also editor)

1996 ◘ La Mort dans l'Âme—Paroles de Femmes corses (documentary; also editor)

        ◘ Les Couleurs du Silence (documentary; also editor)

2002 ◘ Le Bal du Triomphe de l'Amour (documentary; also editor)

        ◘ La Mémoire volée—Retour au Musée de Bagdad (documentary; also editor)

        ◘ L'Amour aveugle (documentary; also editor)