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In America is a 2002 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiographical screenplay by Jim Sheridan and his daughters, Naomi and Kirsten , focuses on an immigrant Irish family's struggle to start a new life in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter.
Irving has a friend pretending to be a wealthy Arab sheikh looking for potential investments in America. An associate of Irving's suggests the sheikh do business with Mayor Carmine Polito of Camden, New Jersey, who is trying to revitalize gambling in Atlantic City, but has struggled to find investors. Carmine seems to have a genuine desire to ...
AmericanEast is a 2008 American drama film about Arab-Americans living in Los Angeles after the September 11 attacks. The story examines long-held misunderstandings about Arabic and Islamic culture by focusing on the points-of-view of three main characters.
Working with the cast included three weeks of fearless rehearsal. “We did these wild theater games that were really intimate and fun and crazy. They created a sense of comfort and a sense of ...
Thirty-six seconds — that’s how quickly a Chapel Hill man murdered three Muslim students in 2015, shattering their families’ lives and enraging millions of people around the world.
Mohammed Mustafa Amer (Arabic: محمد عامر; born July 24, 1981) is a Palestinian American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his Netflix comedy special Mo Amer: The Vagabond and as a member of the comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny.
Zaki was cast in his first lead role playing Special Agent Zidan in Dick Wolf's procedural show FBI. The role was originally written for a Latino actor but Wolf, impressed by Zaki's audition tape, changed the character's ethnicity to mirror Zaki's background.
Louie Anderson landed a part in "Coming to America," Eddie Murphy's 1988 cult classic, because of a kind gesture. And he had no idea it would revamp his film career.