American East

American East is a timely, poignant drama about Arab-Americans living in post-9/11 Los Angeles. The story examines long-held misunderstandings about Arabic and Islamic culture, and puts a human face on a segment of the U.S. population whom most Americans know nothing about, but who today are of particular interest to them, either from curiosity or suspicion. The story highlights the pressures under which many Arab-Americans now live by focusing on the points-of-view of three main characters.

Director: Hesham Issawi
Producer: Ahmad Zahra
Producer: Anant Singh
Producer: Brian Cox
Actor: Alfre Woodard
Actor: Amanda Detmer
Actor: Anthony Azizi
Actor: Erick Avari
Actor: Kais Nashef
Actor: Sayed Badreya
Actor: Tony Shalhoub
Actor: Kais Nashif
Actor: Constance Zimmer
Actor: Tay Blessey
Actor: Faouzi Brahimi
Actor: Brad Carr
Actor: Richard Chagoury
Actor: Sam Golzari
Actor: Larissa Gomes
Actor: Al Faris
Actor: Ray Wise
Actor: Sarah Shahi
Actor: Sammy Sheik
Actor: Haaz Sleiman
Actor: Tim Guinee
Actor: Paul Terrell Clayton