About

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19
Birthday:
1976-11-27
Place of birth:
Omaha, Nebraska
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Cherien Dabis

Overview

Cherien Dabis (born November 27, 1976) is a Palestinian-American director, producer, and screenwriter. Her father is Palestinian and her mother is Jordanian. She spent many of her childhood summers in Jordan. Following a series of racist and Islamophobic incidents against her family when she was 14 years old, Dabis began wanting to change the way in which Arabs were portrayed in Western media. She went on to receive her B.A. with honors in creative writing and communications from the University of Cincinnati and her M.F.A. in film from Columbia University School of the Arts. She began her career as a writer with the television series The L Word from 2006 to 2008.

Dabis's first short film, Make a Wish, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and received awards at the Aspen Shortsfest, the Cairo International Film Festival for Children, the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

She made her feature film debut with Amreeka, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and opened to critical praise at other notable venues. Her second feature film, May in the Summer, screened at Sundance's opening night in 2013.

Dabis's films are somewhat autobiographical, as she aims to represent the unique perspective of being raised between the Middle East and the American Midwest. Her films take on themes of immigration, discrimination, cultural assimilation, and family.

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Known for

Acting
2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 59
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2014 Villa Touma Actor Antoinette Touma 59
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2014 فيلا توما Actor N/A
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2014 May in the Summer Actor May 59
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Eagles of the Republic Actor N/A
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Directing
2014 May in the Summer Directing Director 59
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2009 Amreeka Directing Director 59
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2006 Make a Wish Directing Director N/A
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2005 The D Word Directing Director 58
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2004 Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother Directing Director N/A
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The Fighting Shirley Chisholm Directing Director N/A
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All That's Left Of You Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2014 May in the Summer Writing Writer 59
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2009 Amreeka Writing Writer 59
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2006 Make a Wish Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Little Black Boot Writing Writer 58
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Production
2009 Amreeka Production Executive Producer 59
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2004 The L Word Production Producer 75
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