Make America Laugh Again
Make America Laugh Again is about being brown and immigrant in America seen through the eyes of comedians of Middle Eastern background.
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Samy ChouiaDirector
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Samy ChouiaWriter
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Kevin DerekProducer
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Candice ann Sawusch-PytlikProducer
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Aron KaderKey Cast
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Maz JobraniKey Cast
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Ahmed AhmedKey Cast
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Ramy YoussefKey Cast
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Paul EliaKey Cast
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Bassem YoussefKey Cast
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Amir KKey Cast
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Feraz OzelKey Cast
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Travina SpringerKey Cast
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Melissa ShoshahiKey Cast
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Tehran Von GhasriKey Cast
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Sammy ObeidKey Cast
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Dave MerhejeKey Cast
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Peter ShahriariKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 24 minutes
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:4K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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CINEQUEST (Academy Accredited)San Jose
United States
March 17, 2019
WORLD PREMIERE
WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY -
Academy Awards Qualification - Limited ScreeningL.A and N.Y
United States
December 4, 2018
Limited Release -
15th Annual HAAPI Film FestivalHouston, TX
United States -
L.A.Edge Film AwardsLos Angeles
June 2, 2019
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY -
Utah Film Festival and AwardsVineyard
United States -
17th Annual Global Peace Film FestivalOrlando
United States
September 21, 2019
Official selection -
9th ANN Social World Film FestivalNapoli
Italy
July 31, 2019 -
Roma Film AwardsRome
Italy
November 30, 2019
Official Sellection -
Universal Film FestivalKansas City
August 24, 2019 -
Reel East Texas Film FestivalTexas
United States
November 14, 2019
Official Selection -
Iranian Film FestivalSan Fransisco
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Auburn Adventure Film FestivalAuburn, WA
February 21, 2020
Writer, Director, Producer. In 1990, Samy earned his Bachelor of Arts undergraduate college degree in Motion Pictures from Columbia College in Hollywood, California. He has also studied at the prestigious London International Film School. With over 20 years of active experience in the film industry, Samy’s experience covers every aspect of filmmaking: writing, directing, cinematography and editing. Samy has authored over twenty-two feature-length screenplays, three of them were produced. In 2001, he was honored as a Finalist in the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. The same year, Samy placed as a Semi-Finalist at the prestigious Chesterfield Screenplay Competition organized by Paramount Pictures selecting his screenplay “Behind the Veil” from over 7,000 entries. Samy also worked as a script consultant on several major motion pictures such as Jarhead, The Kingdom and Kingdom of Heaven.
Additionally, Samy has written and directed a few short films and one narrative feature called “The Trap,” which premiered at The Laemmle Theater in West Hollywood in January 2005, and was sold worldwide and distributed on DVD in North America. Additionally, Samy produced four Reality Show pilots, one of them, called “Hooking Up,” for Reality Show giant Endemol.
Samy recently wrote “Redemption Day,” an action hostage thriller that is currently in pre-production. He also has several projects in development. Recently, Samy wrote and directed “Travel Ban,” a feature documentary about being brown and immigrant in Trump’s America. Samy’s next project is “Redeployed,” a narrative feature about a U.S. Marine racing to prevent an apparent terrorist attack on the night of his redeployment to Iraq. He is currently looking for investors.