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Co-presented by the Arab American National Museum
This is a selection of short films originally programmed for the 27th Arab Film Festival in 2023. While they were originally meant to reside in separate programs with different themes, together as one program they still compliment each other well, exploring stories of diasporic Arab life across the United States and Canada. Each filmmaker's individual approach to this topic and their unique styles each bring something different to the table.
An Arab American boy is awoken to his family's otherness when he is alerted to his father's thick accent. Once it has been heard, he cannot be unheard.
About the Filmmaker:
Ramiel Petros is a writer and director based in NY and LA. His work has played at numerous festivals, as well as being selected as semi-finalist for the student Academy Awards and shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch school of the arts, and was a Creative Culture Fellow at the Jacob Burns Film Center. Ramiel is currently in production on a documentary feature.
- Year2023
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryUnited States
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorRamiel Petros
- ScreenwriterRamiel Petros
- ProducerHarrison Allen, Ramiel Petros
- CastDustin Sardella, Ibrahim El Helw, Maya Acra, Antonio Costanza, Daniel Fox
Co-presented by the Arab American National Museum
This is a selection of short films originally programmed for the 27th Arab Film Festival in 2023. While they were originally meant to reside in separate programs with different themes, together as one program they still compliment each other well, exploring stories of diasporic Arab life across the United States and Canada. Each filmmaker's individual approach to this topic and their unique styles each bring something different to the table.
An Arab American boy is awoken to his family's otherness when he is alerted to his father's thick accent. Once it has been heard, he cannot be unheard.
About the Filmmaker:
Ramiel Petros is a writer and director based in NY and LA. His work has played at numerous festivals, as well as being selected as semi-finalist for the student Academy Awards and shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch school of the arts, and was a Creative Culture Fellow at the Jacob Burns Film Center. Ramiel is currently in production on a documentary feature.
- Year2023
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryUnited States
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorRamiel Petros
- ScreenwriterRamiel Petros
- ProducerHarrison Allen, Ramiel Petros
- CastDustin Sardella, Ibrahim El Helw, Maya Acra, Antonio Costanza, Daniel Fox