Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age
Brief Synopsis
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American Arab and Muslim comedians express their response to 9/11 through comedy. Having to deal with false arrests to death threats, these comics face challenges from both mainstream America and within the Muslim community. But they are all striving for one thing: to break through the typecasting a
Cast & Crew
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Omar Naim
Director
Azhar Usman
Himself
Ahmed Ahmed
Dean Obeidallah
Maysoon Zayid
Cynthia Aldridge
Art Director
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
American Arab and Muslim comedians express their response to 9/11 through comedy. Having to deal with false arrests to death threats, these comics face challenges from both mainstream America and within the Muslim community. But they are all striving for one thing: to break through the typecasting and achieve mainstream comedy success.
Crew
Cynthia Aldridge
Art Director
Glenn Baker
Producer
Neil Barrett
Director Of Photography
Jeffrey Bieber
Executive Producer
Lauren Cardillo
Coproducer
Jim Corbley
Production Manager
Dalton Delan
Executive Producer
Roger Downey
Post-Production
Leo Eaton
Producer
Chris Emmanouilides
Consultant
Negin Farsad
Camera
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Alexander Friedman
Production Assistant
Maryam Gharavi
Production Assistant
Sam Green
Editor
Bob Lampel
Field Producer
Paul Lewis
Consultant
Peter Stendel
Camera
William Turnley
Camera
Michael Whalen
Music
Brett Wiley
Camera
Lenny Williams
Music
Raouf Zaki
Camera
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2007
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
