(Shorts 2)
Iman Zawahry
USA
6’ | 2023
English with Arabic subtitles
As Saamidah, a young Palestinian-American girl, anxiously starts her first day of school, she finds her identity in question when faced with a world map that doesn't include her homeland.
Scriptwriter: Rifk Ebeid & Iman Zawahry
Cast: Jannah Ebeid, Aizzah Fatima, Waseem Alzer
Music: Abed Hathot, Akram Haddad
Editor: Grace Ibrahim
Sound Designer: Barbaros Kaynak
Songs: El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe
Producer: Rifk Ebeid
One of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers in the nation, Iman has worked on numerous films that played at over 150 venues worldwide. She’s an Emmy-award winner, Princess Grace Award recipient, a Lincoln Center Artist Academy Fellow, and a Sundance Momentum Fellow. She is also the co-creator of the first American Muslim film grant with Islamic Scholarship Fund, where she currently serves as Director of Film Programs. Iman works to amplify underrepresented female voices and frequently consults and speaks across the nation on Muslims in film. Her debut film, Americanish, is currently touring the festival circuit and has won twenty-five awards, including Best Director and Best Film. She is currently faculty of film production at the University of Florida.