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Cherien Dabis is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor American born on 27 november 1976 at Omaha (USA)

Cherien Dabis

Cherien Dabis
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 november 1976 (47 years) at Omaha (USA)
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship

Cherien Dabis (born 1976) (Arabic: شيرين دعيبس‎) is a Palestinian American director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009.

Biography

Cherien Dabis est la fille d'un docteur palestinien et d'une Jordanienne. Elle grandit dans une petite ville de l'Ohio avec ses 4 sœurs et passe ses vacances en Jordanie. En 1991, lors de la Guerre du Golfe, certains habitants de la ville les menacent, son père perd la plupart de ses patients et les services secrets enquêtent sur la famille. Dabis décrit cette période de sa vie comme « traumatisante ».

Son premier film, Amerrika, est montré en 2009 à Sundance et au Festival de Cannes où il est remarqué.

En 2013, son film May in the Summer est montré à Sundance et sort. Elle le considère comme le pendant d'Amerrika.


Vie privée
Cherien Dabis s'identifie comme bisexuelle.

Usually with

Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat
(2 films)
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
(2 films)
Elie Mitri
Elie Mitri
(1 films)
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Cherien Dabis (3 films)

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Actress

May in the Summer, 1h39
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Siddig, Elie Mitri
Roles May
Rating57% 2.856362.856362.856362.856362.85636
May est une jeune Jordanienne d’origine palestinienne installée aux États-Unis, auteure d’un best-seller sur les proverbes arabes et chrétienne non pratiquante. Elle revient dans son pays natal à l’occasion de son prochain mariage avec son fiancé musulman Ziad, également Jordano-Palestinien installé aux États-Unis, qui la rejoindra dans un mois.

Director

May in the Summer, 1h39
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Siddig, Elie Mitri
Rating57% 2.856362.856362.856362.856362.85636
May est une jeune Jordanienne d’origine palestinienne installée aux États-Unis, auteure d’un best-seller sur les proverbes arabes et chrétienne non pratiquante. Elle revient dans son pays natal à l’occasion de son prochain mariage avec son fiancé musulman Ziad, également Jordano-Palestinien installé aux États-Unis, qui la rejoindra dans un mois.
Amreeka
Amreeka (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about immigration, Political films
Actors Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Rating69% 3.4960653.4960653.4960653.4960653.496065
Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) is a divorced Palestinian Christian mother raising her teenage son Fadi (Melkar Muallem). She works for a bank in Ramallah, part of the West Bank, Palestinian territories. Each day after work, Muna picks up Fadi from school and crosses through an Israeli checkpoint in order to get to their home in Bethlehem. She lives with her aging mother and has occasional visits from her brother Samer. One day after arriving home, Muna discovers that she has been awarded an American green card through the lottery. Although she initially considered declining the offer, Muna reconsiders after she and Fadi are harassed at the checkpoint by Israeli soldiers.
Make a Wish, 12minutes
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Rating72% 3.6134153.6134153.6134153.6134153.613415

Scriptwriter

May in the Summer, 1h39
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Siddig, Elie Mitri
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.856362.856362.856362.856362.85636
May est une jeune Jordanienne d’origine palestinienne installée aux États-Unis, auteure d’un best-seller sur les proverbes arabes et chrétienne non pratiquante. Elle revient dans son pays natal à l’occasion de son prochain mariage avec son fiancé musulman Ziad, également Jordano-Palestinien installé aux États-Unis, qui la rejoindra dans un mois.
Amreeka
Amreeka (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about immigration, Political films
Actors Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4960653.4960653.4960653.4960653.496065
Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) is a divorced Palestinian Christian mother raising her teenage son Fadi (Melkar Muallem). She works for a bank in Ramallah, part of the West Bank, Palestinian territories. Each day after work, Muna picks up Fadi from school and crosses through an Israeli checkpoint in order to get to their home in Bethlehem. She lives with her aging mother and has occasional visits from her brother Samer. One day after arriving home, Muna discovers that she has been awarded an American green card through the lottery. Although she initially considered declining the offer, Muna reconsiders after she and Fadi are harassed at the checkpoint by Israeli soldiers.
Make a Wish, 12minutes
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Roles Writer
Rating72% 3.6134153.6134153.6134153.6134153.613415

Production

May in the Summer, 1h39
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Siddig, Elie Mitri
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.856362.856362.856362.856362.85636
May est une jeune Jordanienne d’origine palestinienne installée aux États-Unis, auteure d’un best-seller sur les proverbes arabes et chrétienne non pratiquante. Elle revient dans son pays natal à l’occasion de son prochain mariage avec son fiancé musulman Ziad, également Jordano-Palestinien installé aux États-Unis, qui la rejoindra dans un mois.
Amreeka
Amreeka (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about immigration, Political films
Actors Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Roles Executive Producer
Rating69% 3.4960653.4960653.4960653.4960653.496065
Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) is a divorced Palestinian Christian mother raising her teenage son Fadi (Melkar Muallem). She works for a bank in Ramallah, part of the West Bank, Palestinian territories. Each day after work, Muna picks up Fadi from school and crosses through an Israeli checkpoint in order to get to their home in Bethlehem. She lives with her aging mother and has occasional visits from her brother Samer. One day after arriving home, Muna discovers that she has been awarded an American green card through the lottery. Although she initially considered declining the offer, Muna reconsiders after she and Fadi are harassed at the checkpoint by Israeli soldiers.
Make a Wish, 12minutes
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Roles Producer
Rating72% 3.6134153.6134153.6134153.6134153.613415

Editor

Make a Wish, 12minutes
Directed by Cherien Dabis
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Rating72% 3.6134153.6134153.6134153.6134153.613415