James Dean and Me
Spring Grant 2013 - Development Stage
Sameh Zoabi / Feature Narrative / Palestine, Qatar / 2016 / 90 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
In 1967, in the shadow of the looming Arab-Israeli War, a Palestinian teenager watches James Dean in a small local cinema. Although he and the movie star are from entirely different worlds, Yacoub discovers parallels between his own life and Dean’s Jim Stark in ‘Rebel Without a Cause’, and attempts to embody a similar character in his own village, where he is an outcast.
Credits
- Director
- Sameh Zoabi
- Screenwriter
- Sameh Zoabi
About the Director
Sameh Zoabi was born and raised in Iksal, a Palestinian village near Nazareth. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in film studies and English literature. In 2000, Zoabi received a Fulbright fellowship to pursue an MFA in film direction from the School of the Arts at Columbia University.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Sameh Zoabi
- Company:
- Kanmakan Films
- Phone:
- +1 917 658 4083
- Email:
- sameh.zoabi@gmail.com