Trailer for "The Citizen" Debut Feature Film by Sam Kadi
"The Citizen" TRAILER MPI graduate, Sam Kadi's debut feature film
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Detroit Unleaded - Debut Feature Film by MPI graduate Rola Nashef
Rola Nashef's debut feature film will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival in September!
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Rola Nashef was born in Sidon, Lebanon and was raised in...
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The Citizen - A Film by MPI Graduate Sam Kadi
“THE CITIZEN”
Directed by 2007 MPI grad, SAM KADI
CNN Interview with Sam Kadi
CNN International - Sam Kadi to discuss his "coming to America post 911" feature "the Citizen" from...
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MPI Graduate and International Film Maker Sam Kadi Highlighted on CNN
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“The Citizen is basically about a Lebanese man who wins a green card lottery and arrives in New York the day before 9/11 to collect his citizenship, and we’re taking his journey all the way from...
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