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Sherif M. Awad

film critic-curator

since 1990

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THE BOMB AND US

by Sherif Awad While the international situation is at the edge of the precipice with North Korea that claims the bomb and nuclear powers, a recent documentary takes on the state of nuclear weapons in...

TOMORROW’S POWER

by Sherif Awad An acclaimed feature-length documentary that follows stories of communities challenging current power structures, leading to possibilities of a future with both social and climate...

Ronnie Khalil

Success through Comedy by Sherif Awad Writer, director, actor and most of all standup comedian Shaher “Ronnie” Khalil has toured the world and the Middle-East with his comic acts, being...

Who is Moscoso?

by Sherif Awad Ecuadorian cinema had a long repertoire of short and feature-length films made throughout the 20th century. But most recently, Ecuadorian films that were realized by the new generation...

Egyptian Animation

by Sherif Awad Social media, like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have become strong tools not only in advertising and promotion but also in reflecting the turmoil of a nation and maybe in biasing its...

Sam Sako: Hollywood Starmaker

by Sherif Awad Iraqi-born, Los Angeles-based Sam Sako is one of few Arab cineastes who made it big in Hollywood to the point that Arab actors now call him Sheikh El Shabab, a nickname that fits his...
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