Captain DVD in parts of Europe

Buy the new Spanish dubbed DVD of Captain Abu Raed, now in stores in Spain. Here's the trailer en Espangol!
Click here to order.

Also, coming July 23rd, the German-dubbed Edition in Deutchland. Click here to order.

Also, look for it on DVD in the Netherlands, Finland, and other parts of Europe. France and England still in the works.

As for the US, the film is now playing in Seattle, and opening in San Francisco, Denver, San Diego, New York, DC, Boston, and other major US cities over the next few weeks. Please check www.CaptainFilm.com for the updated schedule and links to get tickets.

Finally the US opening is here

Tomorrow July 3rd, Captain Abu Raed opens its first official theatrical run in the US in Seattle. At the end of July it begins spreading with San Francisco, then on to other cities.

Here's the link to the trailer for the US which just had its debut on Quicktime trailers.

Captain Abu Raed - US Theatrical Release Schedule

Finally the three year Captain Abu Raed journey leads us to the final destination, the US theatrical release. Actually, there's still the DVD destination next year, but it's every filmmaker's dream to get their baby in cinemas going beyond festivals. So below is the US theatrical trailer and the release schedule. More cities will be announced and updated soon. Please tell all your friends to check it out in the cinema.

US THEATRICAL TRAILER

JUNE
PANOI, CO
(June 28, 29, & 31) Paradise Theater

OJAI, CA
(6/28/2009) Ojai Theater

JULY
SEATTLE, WA
(7/3/2009) Landmark Varsity

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
(7/24/2009) Landmark Lumiere

BERKELEY, CA
(7/24/2009) Landmark Shattuck

DENVER, CO
(7/31/2009) Landmark Chez Artiste

AUGUST
SAN DIEGO, CA
(8/7/2009) Landmark Ken Cinemas

NEW YORK, NY
(8/14/2009) Angelika

WASHINGTON DC
(8/21/2009) E Street

DETROIT, MI
(8/21/2009) Landmark Maple Art Center

BOSTON, MA
(8/28/2009) Landmark Kendall Square

PHILADELPHIA, PA
(8/28/2009) Landmark Ritz at the Bourse

SEPTEMBER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
(9/11/2009) Landmark Lagoon Cinema

To be announced soon:
Chicago, IL
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Miami, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Irvine, CA
Palm Springs, CA
Portland, OR
Columbus, OH
...and more coming soon

Action sequence in New York

Here's a one-minute action sequence I shot with Waleed Zuaiter running in New York. We filmed in a couple of hours with my little Sony HD Handycam. Too much fun.

Here's MAN RUNNING

Now playing in Northern Michigan

A special one-week run of Captain in Traverse City at the beautiful State Theater. The official US release is around the corner coming in July. A beautiful new trailer is due out soon. It takes a long time for Indy films to come around, but this is it. While I get ready for my next movie, my first movie is about to hit the cinemas in the US. Yay!

More Awards and Updates

Captain Abu Raed just won Best Director at the Portland International Film Festival, and Best Foreign Film at the Midwest Theater Film Festival. That takes us to 26 awards. Awesome! And now we're going to the next phase. Captain Abu Raed is about to begin its theatrical release around Europe and the United States.

Finland opening March 6.

Spain and Germany open March 12 and 13.
Here's the link to the SPANISH TRAILER. The film has been dubbed to Spanish, which is surreal and fun to see.

Also, opening in the US in May starting with New York and Chicago, then spreading to 40 Major US cities.

We'll be closing the Sedona Film Festival tomorrow March 1.

Thank you everyone for all your support. This film's journey continues thanks to grassroots word of mouth.

Captain Abu Raed update

Latest Award:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival - John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature

- UK's Northern Lights Film Festival - Debut Feature Film Award

NOW PLAYING
NETHERLANDS - Opened in cinemas Jan. 8

COMING SOON:
FEBRUARY 2009
- FINLAND - (Opening in cinemas Feb. 6)
- PORTLAND, Oregon (Feb 6,8,11 at Portland International Film Festival)
- IRAN - Tehran International Film Festival (Feb 1-11)

MARCH 2009
- GERMANY (Opening in cinemas March 12)
- SPAIN (Opening in cinemas March 13)
- CYPRESS - Cypress International Film Festival (March 14-21)
- FRANCE - Special Screening at the Arab World Institute (March 23)
- WALES - One World Film Festival

APRIL/MAY 2009
- New York, Chicago (starting in two cities then wider release)