Ayad Akhtar

Ayad Akhtar

Birth : 1970-10-28,

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Ayad Akhtar

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The Pulitzer At 100
Himself, Playwright
The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitzer Centennial in April 2016. This film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize. With Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi; journalists include Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman, and David Remnick; authors include Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Tony Kushner, and Ayad Akhtar; and musicians Wynton Marsalis, David Crosby, and John Adams also share their stories.
Too Big to Fail
Neel Kashkari
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
After being assigned to check a bizarre fact about Bill Murray's love for drinking milk, two magazine fact checkers break into Bill's house to spy on him.
The War Within
Writer
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
The War Within
Hassan
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.