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Hana Chamoun

Hana Chamoun

History

Hana Chamoun, born to an American-Palestinian Mother and Lebanese Father, is an actress and director based in New York. She graduated in Communication Arts and Psychology from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and soon after moved to New York to pursue an acting degree at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. Hana has acted in two award-winning feature films, In The Shadows of the City (2000) and 3000 Nights (2015) as well as a number of short films, and has a leading role on the TV show Medinah (2017). Hana has also directed several short films and plays.

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Hana Chamoun

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If I Die in America

If I Die in America

According to Muslim practice, burial ought to occur within 24 hours of death — so after Manny’s immigrant husband, Sameer, passes away in an accident, he is confronted by a representative of Sameer’s family urging him to sign the paperwork needed to ship the body back to Kuwait. Manny initially refuses, clinging to his rights as Sameer's husband, while knowing that with every passing hour, Sameer's family grows more infuriated. After an emotional climax, spurred on by the family’s homophobic claim that Manny and Sameer’s marriage was merely a green-card arrangement, Manny comes to realize that his objections won't change the fact that his husband died — try as he might, he cannot delay grief.

Salam

A female Lyft driver navigates the night shift in New York City while waiting to hear life-or-death news from her family in Syria.

Fidaa

A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope.