An endangered musician in a Syrian town controlled by Isis must sell his beloved piano in order to escape the country in the gripping drama “Broken Keys.” It marks the feature debut of Columbia U.-trained, Lebanese writer-director Jimmy Keyrouz. Inspired by real events, the feature is an expansion of his 2016 Student Academy Award-winning short “Nocturne in Black.” Now boasting a score by Keyrouz’s famous compatriot Gabriel Yared and a Cannes 2020 label designation, the film combines real-life crisis, potent emotion and an ending of stunning defiance making it a strong entry for Lebanon in the Academy’s international feature competition.
In Sekka, twentysomething pianist Karim shares a bombed-out building with his cousin Maya (Sara Abi Kanaan), an aspiring law student, and many other neighbors of assorted ages and occupations, some of whom belong to an underground resistance opposing Isis. Since playing or listening to music is one of many...
In Sekka, twentysomething pianist Karim shares a bombed-out building with his cousin Maya (Sara Abi Kanaan), an aspiring law student, and many other neighbors of assorted ages and occupations, some of whom belong to an underground resistance opposing Isis. Since playing or listening to music is one of many...
- 1/29/2021
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lorraine Bracco has been tapped to star in the Jacir, an Arabic/English-language indie feature from director/producer Waheed AlQawasmi, a former creative director at Fox Television. Newcomer Malek Rahbani (The Voice of Syria) will pay Jacir, while comedian/rapper Darius “Tutweezy” Tutwiler, Sara Abi Kanaan, Tony Mehanna, and Jaime Gallagher round out the cast.
The film explores the life events between Jacir, an orphaned Syrian refugee who settles in a rough neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, and Meryl (Bracco), an opioid addicted ultra conservative shut-in who is fearful of immigrants and minority families in her area. And the unlikely friendship that develops between Jacir and Meryl, as they both learn that they have more in common than they thought.
Amy Williams is producing alongside AlQawasmi. Kelman-Lazarov, Nick Belperio, and Astrud Moxley are serving as executive producers. Production is slated to begin in Memphis,...
The film explores the life events between Jacir, an orphaned Syrian refugee who settles in a rough neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, and Meryl (Bracco), an opioid addicted ultra conservative shut-in who is fearful of immigrants and minority families in her area. And the unlikely friendship that develops between Jacir and Meryl, as they both learn that they have more in common than they thought.
Amy Williams is producing alongside AlQawasmi. Kelman-Lazarov, Nick Belperio, and Astrud Moxley are serving as executive producers. Production is slated to begin in Memphis,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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