Bassam Al Thawadi / Personal archive

The archive

Browse films, documents, photographs and conversations.

103 records

Available English editions open in English. Entries marked “Arabic record” open the preserved Arabic source; an English edition is not yet available.

01

Films as producerArabic record

Cinema & television
02

Films as directorArabic record

Cinema & television
03

Television work as director

Cinema & television
04

Theatre and television as actorArabic record

Cinema & television
05

Theatre direction and expressive performancesArabic record

Cinema & television
06

Professional biographyArabic record

Documents & ideas
07

With official figuresArabic record

Photographs & memories
08

Film and theatre festivalsArabic record

Cinema & television
09

Cinema photographsArabic record

Cinema & television
10

Television programmes and seriesArabic record

Cinema & television
11

FriendsArabic record

Photographs & memories
12

FamilyArabic record

Photographs & memories
13

History of cinema in Bahrain by Dr Mansoor SarhanArabic record

Photographs & memories
14

Understanding dramatic workArabic record

Cinema & television
15

Television and television channels studyArabic record

Documents & ideas
16

Media city studyArabic record

Documents & ideas
17

Training coursesArabic record

Documents & ideas
18

Television interviews

Press & conversations
19

Radio interviewsArabic record

Press & conversations
20

Newspaper interviewsArabic record

Press & conversations
21

Al Beshara short filmArabic record

Cinema & television
22

Burning Flowers short filmArabic record

Cinema & television
23

Four Girls feature filmArabic record

Cinema & television
24

Longing feature filmArabic record

Cinema & television
25

Television programmesArabic record

Cinema & television
26

Television series

Cinema & television
27

Documentary films

Cinema & television
28

SongsArabic record

Cinema & television
29

Concerts and operettasArabic record

Cinema & television
30

News introductionsArabic record

Press & conversations
31

The Confession short film 1984

Cinema & television
32

Younis and the Others television film 1989Arabic record

Cinema & television
33

The Barrier feature film 1990

Cinema & television
34

Eyes Beneath the Skull television film 1991Arabic record

Cinema & television
35

Visitor feature film 2003

Cinema & television
36

A Bahraini Tale feature film 2006

Cinema & television
37

Othello Returns 1981Arabic record

Cinema & television
38

The Author 1984Arabic record

Cinema & television
39

Arab Poets television series 1985Arabic record

Cinema & television
40

Yawid Alaih 1985Arabic record

Cinema & television
41

Bobby’s Story 1983Arabic record

Cinema & television
42

Sixth annual celebration for Bahraini students abroad 1983Arabic record

Cinema & television
43

The Palm Tree 1983Arabic record

Cinema & television
44

Fourth Isa Town Club celebration 1982Arabic record

Cinema & television
45

Fifth Isa Town Club celebration 1983Arabic record

Cinema & television
46

Sixth Isa Town Club celebration 1984Arabic record

Cinema & television
47

The Cow and the Mice 1986Arabic record

Cinema & television
48

Thaaloob Al Haboob 1987Arabic record

Cinema & television
49

Abu Khalil in the Field 1987Arabic record

Cinema & television
50

Farah and Marah Festival Jeddah 1988Arabic record

Cinema & television
51

The Crow’s Nest 1987Arabic record

Cinema & television
52

Our Gulf of Goodness 1989Arabic record

Cinema & television
53

Echo of Longing operetta 1991Arabic record

Cinema & television
54

A Tribute to Abu Salman 2001Arabic record

Cinema & television
55

Long Live Hamad operetta 2002Arabic record

Cinema & television
56

Dar Yoko operetta 2005Arabic record

Cinema & television
57

CertificatesArabic record

Documents & ideas
58

The Barrier feature film 1990 additional archiveArabic record

Cinema & television
59

Experiments in visual artArabic record

Documents & ideas
60

Shields medals and cardsArabic record

Documents & ideas
61

Personal papers and letters 1975 to 2017Arabic record

Documents & ideas
62

Honouring Bassam Al Thawadi photographsArabic record

Photographs & memories
63

With directors and artistsArabic record

Photographs & memories
64

Another Girl television series 1993

Cinema & television
65

About Bassam

Cinema & television
66

New Egyptian Cinema Festival 1993Arabic record

Cinema & television
67

New Egyptian Cinema Festival 1993 photographsArabic record

Photographs & memories
68

New Egyptian Cinema Festival 1993 videosArabic record

Cinema & television
69

Cinema Dialogues by Imad AbdelmohsenArabic record

Press & conversations
70

The Shaikhs film projectArabic record

Cinema & television
71

8mm films

Cinema & television
72

Film institute productions

Cinema & television
73

Honouring Bassam Al ThawadiArabic record

Cinema & television
74

Honouring Bassam Al Thawadi videosArabic record

Cinema & television
75

The Eye television series 1988

Cinema & television
76

First Arab Cinema Festival 2000Arabic record

Cinema & television
77

Non Live Broadcast television series 1991

Cinema & television
78

Hassan and Noor Al Sana 1995

Cinema & television
79

The Fugitive television series 1996

Cinema & television
80

Photography exhibition in CairoArabic record

Photographs & memories
81

Commercials directed by BassamArabic record

Cinema & television
82

Attention There Is a Mistake 1984Arabic record

Cinema & television
83

Now the Clock Has Struck 1985Arabic record

Cinema & television
84

Take Two 1987Arabic record

Cinema & television
85

Coloured Images Television 1994Arabic record

Photographs & memories
86

Ringing in the Bell of Life poetry collection 1981Arabic record

Documents & ideas
87

Press archive 1974 to 1989Arabic record

Press & conversations
88

Press archive 1990 to 1999Arabic record

Press & conversations
89

Press archive 2000 to 2009Arabic record

Press & conversations
90

Press archive 2010 to 2019Arabic record

Press & conversations
91

Press coverage of Bassam Al Thawadi part oneArabic record

Press & conversations
92

Certificates and shieldsArabic record

Documents & ideas
93

Certificates and shieldsArabic record

Documents & ideas
94

Press coverage of Bassam’s workArabic record

Press & conversations
95

Experiments in visual artArabic record

Documents & ideas
96

Four Girls 2008Arabic record

Cinema & television
97

Longing 2010Arabic record

Cinema & television
98

Experiments in visual artArabic record

Documents & ideas
99

Order of Competence certificateArabic record

Cinema & television
100

Photography and the Cairo exhibitionArabic record

Photographs & memories
101

Ringing in the Bell of Life poetry collectionArabic record

Documents & ideas
102

Press coverage of Bassam Al Thawadi part twoArabic record

Press & conversations
103

Cinema as I Knew It and as It Knew MeArabic record

Documents & ideas
Bassam Al Thawadi
Bassam Al Thawadi / From the supplied collection

Portraits from a creative life

Beyond the frame.
Closer to the story.

Portraits and moments from public appearances, alongside a record of films, honours and festival participation.