AmericanEast

AmericanEast
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Directed byHesham Issawi
Written bySayed Badreya
Hesham Issawi
Produced byAnant Singh
Brian Cox
Ahmed Zahra;
assistant producer: Pamela Easley
Al Giddings
Grant Hill
StarringSayed Badreya
Tony Shalhoub
Sammy Sheik
Sarah Shahi
Kais Nashif
Al Faris
Richard Chagoury
Tay Blessey
Michael Shalhoub
Edited byChris Wright
Music byTony Humecke
Release date
  • November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14) (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic

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.