STATUS: Packaging
ERA/GENRE: 2016 / Dramedy
SETTING: Sterling Heights, Michigan (suburb of Detroit, Michigan)
DEMOGRAPHIC: 18 & Up, M & F
LOG: In the weeks before the election of Donald Trump in 2016, a young, politically liberal, Iraqi, Muslim immigrant struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of well-to-do, politically conservative, Iraqi, Christians while battling her family’s fears of deprivation and demands of loyalty to Muslim traditions.
CONFLICT OF VALUES: Fear vs. Courage
MORAL PREMISE: Fear of reprisals leads to a dream’s death; but courage to confront threats leads to a dream’s success.
DISTRIBUTION: Domestic & International
LANGUAGE: English
BUDGET: Moderate Low Budget SAG
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Weam Namou (IMDB, Personal Website)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SERVICES: Buffalo 8 (a Bondit Company)
CASTING DIRECTOR – PRODUCER: Sam Sako via Breakdown Services (SAG MLB). Press Release
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPH: Kevin D. Hewitt (IMDB, Personal Website)
COMPOSER: James Stonehouse (Website)
Copyright © 2020, Pomegranate Pictures, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Published by Weam Namou
Born in Baghdad to an ancient lineage called the Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians who still speak Aramaic), Weam Namou is an Eric Hoffer award-winning author of 16 books and a multi-award-winning filmmaker. Her two feature films which she wrote and directed, The Great American Family (a documentary) and Pomegranate (a feature narrative) have won over three dozen awards from around the world including New York, California, New Orleans, France, Amsterdam, Sweden, Italy, and India.
Weam is the executive director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, which houses the world’s first and only Chaldean museum. Her essays, articles, and poetry have been published by national and international publications. A keynote speaker, she has given readings, lectures, and workshops at numerous cultural and educational institutions. She’s an ambassador for the Authors Guild of America, the nation’s oldest and largest organization. In 2012, Erootha, a local arts organization, honored her with an Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award. She hosts a half-hour weekly TV show, and she’s the founder of The Path of Consciousness, a spiritual and writing community, and Unique Voices in Films, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
www.weamnamou.com
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