Resala Productions
Resala means “message” in Arabic. The London-based company specialises in the investment, development and production of films and TV shows centred on Middle Eastern themes. Five projects are currently in development.
In development · Historical epic
The Gate of Heaven
The journey of Islam from its birth in Mecca in 610 AD to the conquest of Jerusalem by Caliph Umar Ibn Al Khattab in 639, and its relationship with Christianity and Judaism.
In development · TV court series
The LA 8
The 25-year legal battle of seven Palestinian men and one Kenyan woman against the US authorities, who fabricated terrorism charges against them in order to deport them.
In development · Political thriller
The General’s Son
An Israeli general must decide whether to kill or save a Hamas fighter when he learns that the fighter is his biological son, switched at birth with a son of a Palestinian family.
Earlier work
Asi wrote, produced, edited and directed two short films, Pleasure Marriage and Regression, and co-produced Foolishly Seeking Love.
