American Arab (2013)
A Coming of Arab story.
Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi shares his own story of experiencing racism in post-9/11 America. Showcasing the diversity of Arabs living in the United States, "American Arab" sparks a frank conversation about identity and perception, and argues for giving people "the space to be complicated."
- Date of release
- 2013-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Usama Alshaibi
Interesting facts
American Arab is a 2013 documentary film by Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi.
Production
American Arab is a production of Kartemquin Films, and is part of their Diversity Fellowship program.
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