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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.

  • Samy Chouia
    Director
  • Samy Chouia
    Writer
  • Kevin Derek
    Producer
  • Candice ann Sawusch-Pytlik
    Producer
  • Aron Kader
    Key Cast
  • Maz Jobrani
    Key Cast
  • Ahmed Ahmed
    Key Cast
  • Ramy Youssef
    Key Cast
  • Paul Elia
    Key Cast
  • Bassem Youssef
    Key Cast
  • Amir K
    Key Cast
  • Feraz Ozel
    Key Cast
  • Travina Springer
    Key Cast
  • Melissa Shoshahi
    Key Cast
  • Tehran Von Ghasri
    Key Cast
  • Sammy Obeid
    Key Cast
  • Dave Merheje
    Key Cast
  • Peter Shahriari
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 24 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • CINEQUEST (Academy Accredited)
    San Jose
    United States
    March 17, 2019
    WORLD PREMIERE
    WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • Academy Awards Qualification - Limited Screening
    L.A and N.Y
    United States
    December 4, 2018
    Limited Release
  • 15th Annual HAAPI Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    United States
  • L.A.Edge Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    June 2, 2019
    WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • Utah Film Festival and Awards
    Vineyard
    United States
  • 17th Annual Global Peace Film Festival
    Orlando
    United States
    September 21, 2019
    Official selection
  • 9th ANN Social World Film Festival
    Napoli
    Italy
    July 31, 2019
  • Roma Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    November 30, 2019
    Official Sellection
  • Universal Film Festival
    Kansas City
    August 24, 2019
  • Reel East Texas Film Festival
    Texas
    United States
    November 14, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Iranian Film Festival
    San Fransisco
  • Auburn Adventure Film Festival
    Auburn, WA
    February 21, 2020
Director Biography - Samy Chouia

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.

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