“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, was included in Entertainment Weekly’s “What to Watch” list published on Nov. 15.

The film is now available via video-on-demand on services like Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Vudu and Google Play.

The film is the first American Muslim romantic comedy made by diverse American Muslim women about Muslim women. It features three women living in Jackson Heights, Queens, tackling ambition, love and identity while balancing cultural and societal expectations. The film premiered at the CAAM Film Festival, the largest Asian American film festival in the nation, in May 2021 and received the coveted Audience Award. The film continued its ascent, collecting 25 awards, including Best Film and Best Director, before being acquired by Sony Pictures International Productions in January 2023.

Posted: November 21, 2023
Category: College News
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