Announcing Captain Abu Raed

On April 12th, 2003, I got in my car and started driving to Los Angeles to pursue my dream of making movies.
Exactly three years later, I find myself sitting next to the mayor of Amman, at the announcement of my first feature film, and proudly I say, a Jordanian feature film.

Captain Abu Raed will be the beginning of a dream many, including myself, thought would never happen in Jordan. We want to kick-start a Jordanian film indsutry. Set the example for Jordanians to make feature films and tell Arabic stories that have nothing to do with politics. With these films, we will get the world to see the human dimension of Arabs, not rediculous stereotypes.

So with that, we will have Jordanians working with tenured Americans in this fully Jordanian-financed film. Our budget is between $1.5 million and $2 million. We will be shooting in July and August in different corners of Amman. We're working on getting a major name actor for the role of Abu Raed. Stay tuned.

Finally, I want to say how amazed and touched I am by the amount of support we've received from the community here in Jordan. Everyone wants to see this dream come true. I am honored and thrilled to carry this torch with our film.