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AmericanEast
''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. Plot Mustafa is a widowed Egyptian immigrant and the owner of Habibe's Café, a popular hangout in Los Angeles for those with Middle Eastern backgrounds. He is devoted to providing his son, Mohammed, with a moral upbringing despite the pressures of contemporary American urban life. He also finds himself cast in the role of protector to his unwed sister Salwah, for whom, by family and tribal custom, he is responsible for finding a traditional suitor. But his respect for tradition comes up against his own aspirations to adapt to the American Dream when he decides to open a new restaurant with a Jewish partner – his friend Sam. This alliance is unpopular amongst the habitués of his café and the insular Arab community in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaz Sleiman
Haaz Sleiman (; ar, هاز سليمان; born July 1, 1976) is a Lebanese actor. He most notably played the role of Tarek in the 2007 film '' The Visitor'' for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and the role of Jesus in the American TV mini-series '' Killing Jesus'', in addition to a number of American TV series. Early life Sleiman was born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He immigrated to the United States when he was twenty-one years old. Career In 2006, Sleiman portrayed an American soldier in Iraq on the NBC series '' ER'' and, that same year, had a recurring role as an Arab billionaire in the CBS series ''Company Town''. He portrayed the terrorist suspect Heydar in three 2007 episodes of the FOX series '' 24'' and appeared on both '' NCIS'' and ''Veronica Mars'' in 2007. He co-starred as Tarek, an undocumented Syrian immigrant in the critically acclaimed 2007 independent film '' The Visitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesham Issawi
Hesham Issawi ( ar, هشام عيسوي) is an Egyptian American writer and director. He is best known for his work on the films ''AmericanEast'' and '' Cairo Exit''. Life and career Hesham was born in Egypt, moved to the United States in 1990. He attended film school, Columbia College Chicago and Graduated in 1996. He began his career working in local TV station as an editor and in the documentary world before directing a few short subjects of his own. He wrote and directed the 2004 short film, ''The Interrogation'', won best creative short film in New York Film Festival and best music score in California Film Festival. In 2005, he co-wrote and directed the short film, ''T for Terrorist'', won best short film in both Boston and San Francisco Film Festivals. Hesham's debut feature film, ''AmericanEast'', about the plight of Middle Eastern people in America post 9/11, starring Sayed Badreya, Tony Shalhoub and Sarah Shahi.The movie was screened in Dubai International Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayed Badreya
El Sayed Badreya ( ar, سيد بدرية) is an Egyptian-American actor. He was born on February 4, 1957, in Port Said, Egypt. He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in '' AmericanEast'', '' Iron Man'', ''Cargo Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...'', and '' The Dictator''. He also provided motion capture and voice work for the pirate Rameses in '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badreya, Sayed 1957 births Living people Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Actors from Port Said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Sheik
Sammy Sheik (Arabic: سامي كامل الشيخ; born November 15, 1981) is an Egyptian-American actor. Sheik is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper. Career Sheik was cast to play Al Jazeera executive, Mukhtar Al-Mujib in Mr. Brooks' feature film, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. Soon thereafter, he started landing roles in TV series. He played a calculating hooded eyed killer, Mohamed El-Razani on the FX series, '' Over There'', ring leader, Masheer Abu Marzuq on Fox's ''24'', which led to the role of Jamal Bin Mohamed on ''24'''s spinoff show '' The Rookie''. He also played a hot blooded bedouin, Kamal on ABC's ''Lost'', and made guest appearances on '' NCIS'', ''The Unit'', '' My Own Worst Enemy'' and ''In the Moment''. He played the recurring role Hany on the Showtime's ''United States of Tara''. Personal life Sheik splits his time between Cairo and Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Guinee
Timothy S. Guinee (born November 18, 1962) is an American stage, television, and feature-film actor. Primarily known for his roles as Tomin in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007) and railroad entrepreneur Collis Huntington AMC's ''Hell on Wheels'' (2011–2016), he appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) feature films ''Iron Man'' (2008) and ''Iron Man 2'' (2010) as United States Air Force Major Allen, and as struggling father and retired major Clay Wilson in the first season of the streaming television series ''The Punisher'' (2017–2019). Early life and education Guinee, who has two brothers and two sisters, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Illinois and Texas. He attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas before he founded a theater group in Texas. Later, he moved to New York in order to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He later attended the University of North Carolina School of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cultural References To The September 11 Attacks
This list of cultural references to the September 11 attacks and to the post-9/11 socio political climate, includes works of art, music, books, poetry, comics, theater, film, and television. Art and design *''A Garden Stepping into the Sky'' (2002–03) by Ron Drummond is a design for a World Trade Center Memorial built out of the "clay" of functional interior space suitable for commercial, cultural, or residential uses. Praised by New York novelist and critic Samuel R. Delany and architecture critic Herbert Muschamp, Drummond's design was the focus of a documentary by the award-winning independent filmmaker Gregg Lachow and was featured on CNN and KOMO-TV News. *''9/11 Flipbook'' (2005–present) by Scott Blake allows viewers to watch a continuous reenactment of United Airlines Flight 175 crashing into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Accompanying the images are essays written by a wide range of participants, each expressing their personal experience of the Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King), a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked Woodard seventeenth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century". She is also known for her work as a political activist and producer. Woodard is a founder of Artists for a New South Africa, an organization devoted to advancing democracy and equality in that country. She is a board member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Woodard began her acting career in theater. After her breakthrough role in the Off-Broadway play ''For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf'' (1977), she made her film debut in ''Remember My N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Golzari
Sam Golzari ( fa, سام گلزاری; born 12 July 1979) is a British actor of Iranian descent active in the United States. He is known for his debut role in ''American Dreamz.'' Golzari was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to parents of Persian origin. He received his BA from UCLA in 2003, where he worked in the Conservatory Acting Program. Golzari got his start at the age of four as a Michael Jackson impersonator. Besides his work at UCLA, Golzari has also been a lab member of the Latino Theater Company under Jose Luis Valenzuela. Golzari's plans were to stay in the theater, but while at college he started working on student films. It was there that he began to find a love for the craft of filmmaking. His short film ''The Break'' won an award for the "best ensemble cast" at the Method Fest film festival. After this, he got his TV debut when the Showtime network aired his film ''The Invisible Man'', directed by UCLA film student Angela Mrema. After college graduation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Plana
José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game ''Grim Fandango''. Early life and education Plana was born in Havana, Cuba. His family moved to Miami in 1960. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and was trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK. Career While known to a broad audience for his roles in feature films and television, Plana is also known for his skills in acting and directing for the stage. He has created and directed a number of Shakespeare productions for minority audiences and has been active in the Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and New York City theater communities, including leading appearances on Broadway and at New York City's Public Theater. He originated the role of Rudy in the L.A. production of Luis Valdez's play '' Zoot Suit'', g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Zimmer
Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for playing Dana Gordon in the television series ''Entourage'' (2005–2011) and Claire Simms in the television series ''Boston Legal'' (2006–2007). She went on to appear in many television series, notably ''Love Bites'' (2011) and ''House of Cards'' (2013–2018). Zimmer gained recognition for her role in the television series ''Unreal'' (2015–2018), for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2016. Early life and education Zimmer was born in Seattle, Washington, to German migrant parents from the former East Prussia. She speaks fluent German, saying in a 2015 interview that although her parents spoke English with her as a child, she spent six weeks of every summer in Germany, with her grandmother who only spoke German. Zimmer decided to pursue a career in acting after she fell in love with the craft as a high school student. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Detmer
Amanda Jeannette Detmer is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in 1999 comedy film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and later had a supporting role in ''Final Destination''. In early 2000s, Detmer had starring roles in comedy films '' Boys and Girls'' (2000), ''Saving Silverman'' (2001), '' The Majestic'' (2001), and '' Kiss the Bride'' (2002). Later, she has had starring roles in short-lived television series include '' A.U.S.A.'' (2003), and ''What About Brian'' (2006–07). Early life Detmer was raised in Chico, also in California. Her mother, Susan (née Thurmon), is a teacher, and her father, Melvin Lester Detmer, is a singing cowboy. She attended California State University, Chico for her undergraduate education and completed her Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before embarking on a career in show business. Career Detmer made her onscreen debut in 1995 with the television movie ''Stolen Innocence'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kais Nashef
Kais Nashef ( ar, قيس ناشف, he, קאיס נאשף; born ) is a Palestinian (Arab-Israeli) actor of both Palestinian and German descent. Born in Tayibe, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim father, and to a German-Christian mother. Nashef studied acting at the Beit Zvi Institute of Performing Arts in Ramat Gan. He later played the lead role in ''Paradise Now'', a film about two would-be suicide bombers in the West Bank. In 2018, he won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in ''Tel Aviv on Fire ''Tel Aviv on Fire'' (Hebrew: תל אביב על האש, ''Tel Aviv Al Ha'Esh'') is a 2018 internationally co-produced comedy-drama satire film directed by Sameh Zoabi and co-written by Zoabi and Dan Kleinman. The film premiered internationally a ...''. Filmography References External links * 1978 births Living people People from Tayibe Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni Palestinian male film actors German expatriates in Israel Arab citiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
