From vueweekly.com
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The immigrant story is pretty well-trod territory for American cinema, although that doesn't necessarily mean it's entirely without potency. Certainly for Cherien Dabis' milieux in Amreeka (Arabic for "America")—Muslim immigrants, in the time immediately following the start of the Iraq War—there's a lot of potential avenues to explore. But you still have to explore those with some kind of inventiveness, or at least cleverness, to separate your...
- Award-winning Arab American film 'Amreeka' in theaters (search.live.com)
Amreeka the is the story of a Palestinian mother's immigration, with her son, to the United States. The struggles they face are mired in politics, racism, and family dynamics. The film was written and directed by Cherien Dabis, and she recently sat down to discuss women directors, growing up Arab-American ...
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From seattlepi.nwsource.com
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Muna (Nisreen Faour), a Palestinian single mom living in the West Bank, leaps at the chance to provide a better life for her teen-age son, and emigrates to the United States. But the excitement of moving in with her sister's family in an Illinois town soon wears off. Muna can find only a low-paying job at White Castle -- and worse, the ongoing invasion of Iraq leaves the entire family open to harassment by the locals. Cherien Dabis' dramedy...
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From pittsburghcitypaper.ws
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Cherien Dabis was just like every other kid growing up in rural Ohio. She loved “The Wizard of Oz.” She came home from school and watched “The Brady Bunch.” Well, she wasn’t quite like every other kid.
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From kansascity.com
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Cherien Dabis's feature debut is winning In the finely sketched beginning chapters of Arab-American writer/director Cherien Dabis's feature debut, we share the frustrating, claustrophobic life of our heroine, Munah Farah.
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From thephoenix.com
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