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11/11/2022

Dont miss out Palestinian-American-Texan ’s show (the legend who starrs our film and is continuing to leave a big mark through , ’s Ramy, ’s top 10 show “MO,” and his crazy Stand up Specials! Mo is at — dont miss this crazy guy! 🙂 Which New York Comedy Festival shows are you most excited about? Presale tickets are live now with code “NYCF” at nycomedyfestival.com!

Producer Intern Position Available. Email resume to production@studioautonomous.com (LA/NY)
09/27/2022

Producer Intern Position Available. Email resume to [email protected] (LA/NY)

Palestinian-American actor, the legend who made us laugh on our set of Americanish, Mo Amer, follows his standup special...
08/26/2022

Palestinian-American actor, the legend who made us laugh on our set of Americanish, Mo Amer, follows his standup special (on Netflix) with a brand new show! You Must See it! Congrats Mo! We Cheer for you!

Tonight Americanish screens at Institut Francais London as a part of London Indian Film Festival. The screening will fol...
06/29/2022
American-ish | Institut français du Royaume-Uni

Tonight Americanish screens at Institut Francais London as a part of London Indian Film Festival. The screening will follow a Q/A. Come Laugh With Us!

Set in Jackson Heights NY, this heartwarming comedy follows a first-generation immigrant P**istani mother (Lilette Dubey) who tries valiantly to recover from being abandoned by her husband and raise her two daughters, Maryam and Sam. Following the tradition, she takes on the mission of getting her n...

SOLD OUT!Americanish International premiere at London Indian Film Festival
06/27/2022

SOLD OUT!
Americanish International premiere at London Indian Film Festival

06/23/2022

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04/29/2022

BREAKING NEWS!
Iman Zawahry the mastermind behind wins RiverRun International Film Festival 2022 SPARK AWARD. Congrats to this American-Muslim woman who continues to spark up the entire industry by creating a path for young filmmakers and changing the world one laugh at a time. Repost by Iman, below.

Winston-Salem, y’all! RiverRun International Film Festival was such an awesome experience, even as the only Americanish representative! The festival organizers and Raleigh residents have created a true arts community that supports and uplifts filmmakers. The screen is also the largest seamless projection screen on the East Coast!

Plus, the campus is ridiculous. It has a whole back lot! I got to see their projection room and archives, and they gave me reels to take home. This film nerd was crazy over-the-moon.

Before the screening Rob Davis, the awesome executive director, of , awarded me with the Spark Award, which is a specialized glass-blown inner tube that represents excellence in filmmaking and honors all the filmmakers who came before me at this festival.

To know more about how our film was made, we are doing a follow up case study for The Garden Left Behind. The first case...
04/21/2022
Filmshop Case Study: The Garden Left Behind

To know more about how our film was made, we are doing a follow up case study for The Garden Left Behind. The first case study was at Film Independent’s

Filmshop presents a case study of THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND, a narrative feature film produced by Roy Wol

04/20/2022

Americanish is honored with the prestigious 2022 given by MPAC Hollywood Bureau which celebrates members of the entertainment industry, artists, and activists who promote inclusion and social justice through their craft. Past honorees include Anthony Bourdain, Spike Lee, Amy Goodman, Hasan Minaj, Nijla Mumin, Morgan Freeman, Hiam Abbas, Karen Attiah amongst others.

Accepting the Award: Iman Zawahry, Aizzah Fatima, Mohannad Malas, Salena Qureshi, Lillete Dubey, Kapil Talwalkar, Jesi Rojas, Chloe Weaver, Paul Seetachitt, Roy Wol.

Repost from MPAC:
We’re very excited to announce the first five honorees of the 30th annual .

Join us Sunday, June 26th as we recognize Americanish, I'll Meet You There - Bismil, Disney Junior, Mira Royaldetective, United States of Al, and Peacock TV’s . More honorees to come!

For 30 years, we have honored people and projects in the entertainment industry who use their craft to create authentic portrayals of Muslims, promote social justice, and inspire action.

RSVP at https://bit.ly/mediaawards30.

About the Award:
MPAC®’s annual Media Awards celebrates members of the entertainment industry, artists, and activists who promote inclusion and social justice through their craft.

Our honorees have done so by advancing authentic portrayals of Islam and Muslims, increasing understanding by reflecting the realities we live in, and by inspiring action and movements for social change. Now in its 30th year, the Media Awards continues to honor innovative voices of courage and conscience who act boldly and intentionally in this critical time in history.

We have honored Oscar and Emmy winners, Nobel Laureates, Peabody Award finalists, blockbuster and indie films, courageous journalists, groundbreaking art exhibitions, and trailblazing writers, producers, and directors.

04/15/2022

Tune in to Cinema Scope on KSFR 101.1 FM this Friday, April 15, at 3:30 pm PT/4:30 pm MT/6:30 pm ET/12:30 am GMT and stream at the same time anywhere in the world on KSFR.org for a conversation with producer, Festival de Cannes Producers Network Fellow and SXSW Mentor Roy Wol and host Genevieve Trainor. In this episode, we’ll discuss Roy’s insights on making and selling projects that “no one asked for” (which is most projects!).

FUN FACT: Roy is the 5th US-based producer to become a Cannes Producers Network Fellow through EAVE nomination (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs).

GREAT OPP: You're invited to participate in the Filmshop Case Study about the making and distribution of award-winning The Garden Left Behind on Saturday, April 23, 12:30 pm PT/1:30 pm MT/3:30 pm ET. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/filmshop-case-study-the-garden-left-behind-tickets-315554771817?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=a5cee3abb5&mc_eid=1255f61e69. You will be able to watch the film in advance to better take part in the Q&A portion (with Roy!).

Roy's Cinema Scope interview will be available after it airs as a podcast on https://cinemascope.libsyn.com and on Apple Podcasts and Spotify — just look for Cinema Scope KSFR.
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MORE ABOUT PRODUCER & MENTOR ROY WOL

Roy is a 2022 Cannes Producers Network Fellow and South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Producing Mentor. He’s also a Producers Guild of America mark-holding producer, a two-time Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) Fellow for episodic and narrative labs, and a 2021 European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) Fellowship recipient.

Roy is a Third-Culture Kid (TCK) and a serial immigrant who’s lived in Turkey, Argentina, Spain, Israel, Canada and the US. He’s currently based in New York City, running the critically acclaimed production company Studio Autonomous.

He’s an intersectionality advocate and has dedicated his life to elevating underrepresented communities:
• His critically acclaimed feature film The Garden Left Behind won [Audience Award] at SXSW and was named as one of the top 40 best films of all time by Rotten Tomatoes. The film provided jobs to 48 people from the transgender community and was selected as a case study by Film Independent, LA at the 2020 Film Forum.
• Americanish won the 2021 Grand Jury prize at Heartland, CAAMFest, Asian American International and the New York Asian Film Festival and is the first American-Muslim rom-com directed by an American-Muslim Hijabi woman, Iman Zawahry.

Congratulations to our friend Sofian Khan (creator of the sci-fi series “AUTOM REGIN”, dir/prod of International Emmy No...
03/30/2022

Congratulations to our friend Sofian Khan (creator of the sci-fi series “AUTOM REGIN”, dir/prod of International Emmy Nominated journalistic documentary shot in Afghanistan “THE INTERPRETER”) for his single handed success in being the recipient of the Spark Award by National Endowment for the Humanities and Firelight Media! A standing ovation to you dear Sof. 👏🏼 👏🏼

Mastermind behind  Iman Zawahry is selected to Sundance Film Festival’s momentum fellowship. CONGRATS @[230769177415064:...
03/11/2022

Mastermind behind Iman Zawahry is selected to Sundance Film Festival’s momentum fellowship. CONGRATS @[230769177415064:11809:]

03/07/2022

We Won x 2!
Another Weekend with 2 separate festivals giving Americanish the BEST NARRATIVE AWARD.
Repost from Americanish Film:
Highlights from another groundbreaking weekend:
🌟 Our DC Independent Film Festival screening sold so many tickets, they had to add another showing
🌟 We won BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE at DCIFF and Beloit International Film Festival, making these our 19th and 20th awards!
🌟 Roy Wol held down the fort at Beloit International Film Festival while Aizzah Fatima and Iman Zawahry raced from Q&A to screening to screening to Q&A at DCIFF!
🌟 Being surrounded by communities who are working hard to champion and uplift diverse voices in the film community.
We feel so honored to have the continued support of our incredible Americanish community. Thank you for letting us share our unique stories!
Stay tuned to see where the Americanish team is headed next!
Thanks to Marjorie Driscoll for Beloit photos!

Today is one and only amazing writer, actress, producer of Americanish’e Aizzah Fatima’s legendary birthday. Aizzah make...
03/03/2022

Today is one and only amazing writer, actress, producer of Americanish’e Aizzah Fatima’s legendary birthday. Aizzah makes us laugh. Aizzah continuously tours all around the world with her one woman show “Dirty P**i Lingerie” enabling the rest of to see her and her extended community’s complexities and richness. Aizzah Fatima is one of the pioneers of American-Muslim untold stories and she has some incredible things lined up ahead! The images you see are from our SCAD Savannah Film Festival premiere of , Aizzah’s panel about diversity in showbiz; an image of her glorious best actress acceptance speech from Tasveer, and A in her element at Florida Film Fest. Continue to shine as you always do. Happy Birthday AIZZAH FATIMA.

📣 Over the weekend  won three awards at two festivals! We are honored. Caption repost from Americanish - We share this A...
03/02/2022

📣 Over the weekend won three awards at two festivals! We are honored.

Caption repost from Americanish - We share this Americanish news with excitement, but also sensitivity to what’s happening globally—not just in Ukraine, but also in countries where Black and brown people continue to face violence and oppression.

We are also reminded of the importance of sharing the stories about and by people of color. Thank you to Amelia Island Film Festival and Sedona International Film Festival for recognizing our story!

This past weekend, we received the Grand Jury Prize and Best Narrative at Amelia Island Film Festival, plus Best Comedy at Sedona Film Festival!

Thank you to the festival organizers and our supporters!



Liink: https://www.moviemaker.com/americanish-amelia-island-film-festival-complete-list-of-winners/

Premiere Alert 🚨 We are honored to come back to Sedona International Film Festival again. Last year our film The Garden ...
02/24/2022

Premiere Alert 🚨
We are honored to come back to Sedona International Film Festival again. Last year our film The Garden Left Behind opened there, Today our next premieres as A SPOTLIGHT. We are honored!

As Studio Autonomous we are excited to attend this year’s sxsw 2022convergence in Texas. Congratulations to all talent t...
02/04/2022

As Studio Autonomous we are excited to attend this year’s sxsw 2022
convergence in Texas. Congratulations to all talent that will be featured in Austin! See you there (trivia: our prior film won the Audience Award at 2019 SXSW)

We are excited to attend Italy’s When East Meets West market where a ton of exciting things are going on: pitching forum...
01/25/2022

We are excited to attend Italy’s When East Meets West market where a ton of exciting things are going on: pitching forums, work in progress showcases, animation and distribution labs, gameshow/parties that are bridging east with the west. Find us Studio Autonomous at Eventival platform and say hi. Open for business. ( )

We stand in solidarity and celebration of all that we still need to accomplish on this planet and beyond. thank you Dr M...
01/17/2022

We stand in solidarity and celebration of all that we still need to accomplish on this planet and beyond. thank you Dr Martin Luther King.

Stream  at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival in time to join us for a Q+A (S...
01/14/2022

Stream at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival in time to join us for a Q+A (Sat, Jan 15, 6pm EST) on the feature film with director Iman Zawahry, writer/actress Aizzah Fatima, producer Paul Seetachit, actor Godfrey, and Dalia Fahmy (founder of the American Muslim Film Grant) and our founder Roy Wol. Check out the official film list and get your tickets now!! Link in bio. Thx to FilmFatales !

We are excited to have a presence at this year’s  of International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR Pro
12/13/2021

We are excited to have a presence at this year’s of International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR Pro

We thank  (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) for this life company altering platform; encouraging, facilitating, and p...
12/07/2021

We thank (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) for this life company altering platform; encouraging, facilitating, and planting the seeds of our global producers support group. A new chapter ahead for Studio Autonomous.

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SPECIAL PHYSICAL SCREENING ANNOUNCEMENT! TODAY at 9pm, shall be our 5th PREMIERE in CALI and 3rd in  at Asian World Film...
11/10/2021

SPECIAL PHYSICAL SCREENING ANNOUNCEMENT! TODAY at 9pm, shall be our 5th PREMIERE in CALI and 3rd in at Asian World Film Festival! repost: Asian World Film Festival

🎬 Americanish

In Jackson Heights, Queens, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent and sometimes conflicting demands of romance, culture, work, and family. Serving both as a lighthearted reimagination of and critical divergence from the classic romantic comedy, AMERICANISH tackles and celebrates the complex intersectionalities of womanhood by welcoming us into the world—with all its joys and tribulations—of these three marriage-aged women.

ABOUT THE FILM:

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States

Year: 2021

Duration: 90 Minutes

Director: Iman K. Zawahry

Language(s): English

Subtitles: English (closed caption)

Producer: Roy Wol, Paul Seetachitt, Iman K. Zawahry, Aizzah Fatima

Screenwriter: Aizzah Fatima, Iman K. Zawahry

Cinematographer: Chloe Weaver

Editor: Jesi Rojas

Sound: Barbaros Kaynak

Principal Cast: Aizzah Fatima, Salena Qureshi, Shenaz Treasury, Lillete Dubey, Godfrey, Kapil Talwalkar, Mo Amer, George Wendt, Ajay Naidu, David Rasche

⌛️Screenings:

1st Screening: Nov. 10, 2021, 9pm PT

🎟We remind you to get tickets online.
❕The link in bio









NOW IN BARCELONA! With our global producer support group this week attending EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) D...
11/08/2021

NOW IN BARCELONA! With our global producer support group this week attending EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) Decision Makers Market part of EAVE producers workshop. Our production company is proud to represent USA here this year as the sole American company!

SOLD OUT PENNSYLVANIA PREMIERE! is the OPENING NIGHT film at the 2021 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival as a par...
11/03/2021

SOLD OUT PENNSYLVANIA PREMIERE!
is the OPENING NIGHT film at the 2021 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival as a part of the Tentpole Films program screening TOMORROW at 7pm at Asian Arts Initiative! We are honored to attend the festival in person! Thanks to for this incredible platform! Americanish Film See you there!

UK TV PREMIERE!Our  winner  and  film  by Nalip Org best  director winner Flavio Alves premieres on UK’s SKY today!! Bri...
11/02/2021

UK TV PREMIERE!
Our winner and film by Nalip Org best director winner Flavio Alves premieres on UK’s SKY today!! British friends, don’t miss out on this critically raved film, listed as one of the top 40 Best LGBTQ films of all times by Rotten Tomatoes editorial, certified fresh! While this is happening in England we are also playing everywhere in festivals! The Garden Left Behind

MINNESOTA PREMIEREThanks to Twin Cities Film Fest (where  enjoyed its Minnesota premiere) for recognizing Iman Zawahry a...
11/01/2021

MINNESOTA PREMIERE
Thanks to Twin Cities Film Fest (where enjoyed its Minnesota premiere) for recognizing Iman Zawahry and Aizzah Fatima's original screenplay titled Americanish at this year's festival as a finalist. We'd like to congratulate all the winners and fellow nominees. Aizzah and Iman have written a film - a first of its kind - an American-Muslim comedic narrative written by and about Diverse American-Muslim women. thanks to all of the fest and

Official Selection at Portland Film Festival  continues its impact in . Catch today at 5pm story pioneers Iman Zawahry &...
10/30/2021

Official Selection at Portland Film Festival continues its impact in . Catch today at 5pm story pioneers Iman Zawahry & Aizzah Fatima at Islamic Scholarship Fund's event "Muslim Cinematic Futures" at 5pm thru the following link: ow.ly/PvJw50GAkVn.

Americanish comes to California physically for the 5th time!We are honored to present  by Iman Zawahry at Pacific Arts M...
10/29/2021

Americanish comes to California physically for the 5th time!
We are honored to present by Iman Zawahry at Pacific Arts Movement 's SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL!
The screening is tomorrow - tickets at: www.sdaff.org

 continues its unprecedented festival run - Our GEORGIA premiere is at SCAD Savannah Film Festival Thank you to the fest...
10/27/2021

continues its unprecedented festival run - Our GEORGIA premiere is at SCAD Savannah Film Festival Thank you to the festival for giving us this platform.
Americanish

We are proud to present Iman Zawahry’s  in Cali again!  Americanish is co-created by Female American-Muslim pioneers  an...
10/19/2021

We are proud to present Iman Zawahry’s in Cali again! Americanish is co-created by Female American-Muslim pioneers and Aizzah Fatima and is screening at the 22nd annual The Newport Beach Film Festival! 🎥⁣

We are honored to be back in California (a 4th time!) attending the among so many talented artists and filmmakers and we hope you will join in on the fun!⁣

The screening will take place on October 23rd at 8:00 pm at the Starlight Triangle Cinema (Theater #3) in Costa Mesa, California. ⁣

We hope to see you there!⁣
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10/18/2021

Our latest film ’s Director Iman Zawahry wins BEST FEATURE DIRECTOR AWARD at LA Femme Film Festival


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I never thought I would ever win a Best Director Award! And it’s even more special coming from . I worked so hard on this film over the last 8 years, particularly during the edit. I found out about the award while filming in Canada, so it was fitting that our amazing editor accepted the award for me. It’s just as much hers as it is mine, as she never wavered over the last 3 years of the film. Special thanks to award-winning female for catching the 2nd and 3rd videos at the award ceremony. The last video is my reaction while filming with the female lead team in Canada. We all screamed for like 5 minutes, which was such a special moment to share with fellow female filmmakers who support and uplift each other. Thank you, LA Femme! Thank you, team! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along this journey.

Americanish by Iman Zawahry takes home the BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE GRAND PRIZE of $20,000 home from . This is a big win f...
10/15/2021
Heartland Film Festival names awards, including documentary on rural Indiana addiction

Americanish by Iman Zawahry takes home the BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE GRAND PRIZE of $20,000 home from . This is a big win for the diverse American-Muslim communities as well as American independent cinema.

As we thank the Heartland Film Festival for their continuious championing of Untold cinema. In 2019 our film had won the Richard D Propes Social Impact Award and now takes home the big win. Grateful.

The Heartland International Film Festival announced its top awards on Friday, including a prize for a documentary tackling addiction in rural Indiana.

🙏 to Richard Propes for this amazing review on ! Fact: In 2019 our prior film The Garden Left Behind won the Richard Pro...
10/14/2021

🙏 to Richard Propes for this amazing review on ! Fact: In 2019 our prior film The Garden Left Behind won the Richard Propes at Heartland Film! We are excited to come back to with Americanish ! repost: “Watch out, America. Iman Zawahry is talented!” “Americanish is a delight from beginning to end.” “The entire leading trio is absolute perfection.” ⁣

We couldn’t choose a favorite quote from Richard Propes’ review if we tried!

We have one more screening at the Heartland Film Festival on 10/16 at 7:45 PM @ Living Room Theaters in Indianapolis! Come join us and see what all the buzz is about.⁣

Oh, and btw… We’re crushing on too! 😉⁣
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TODAY - We are honored to be back at Nalip Org's Media Festival: . Catch  and 's founder's roundtable session at http://...
10/13/2021

TODAY - We are honored to be back at Nalip Org's Media Festival: . Catch and 's founder's roundtable session at http://Latinomediafest.com - elevating the next generation of storytellers.

For some time now our multidisciplinary  international think tank has been brewing a new product — its final iteration  ...
10/13/2021

For some time now our multidisciplinary international think tank has been brewing a new product — its final iteration - gamifying life, with real-dreams of expanding the storytelling market and reaching audiences everywhere. Stand by for updates on this gift.

FLORIDA PREMIERE! 🌴Americanish will play in 4 theaters across Fort Lauderdale for the 36th Annual Fort Lauderdale Intern...
10/05/2021

FLORIDA PREMIERE! 🌴
Americanish will play in 4 theaters across Fort Lauderdale for the 36th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival !
We are honored to be an official opening weekend film at the and
Thu 11/4: 6:00 pm @ Cinema Paradiso Hollywood
Sat 11/6: 7:30 pm @ Gateway Cinema
Sun 11/7: 1:00 pm @ Savor Cinema
Mon 11/15: 5:00 pm @ Cinema Paradiso Hollywood
🎟 : https://fliff2021.eventive.org/.../6137d4da4bb61c0030f7f68c

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