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Amin Matalqa. Director: Captain Abu Raed. Born in Jordan, raised in Columbus, Ohio, and living in Los Angeles for the past 19 years, Sundance-winning writer/director Amin Matalqa makes films about dreamers and unsung heroes.
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- Amman, Jordan
Born in Jordan, raised in Ohio, Amin Matalqa is a writer/director whose feature films include: Sundance winning Jordanian Oscar entry, Captain Abu Raed ; Walt Disney Studios' soccer drama, The United ; the romantic comedy, Strangely In Love based on Dostoevsky’s White Nights ; and the upcoming adventure, The Rendezvous , starring Stana Katic ...
Amin Matalqa. Director: Captain Abu Raed. Born in Jordan, raised in Columbus, Ohio, and living in Los Angeles for the past 19 years, Sundance-winning writer/director Amin Matalqa makes films about dreamers and unsung heroes.
- February 27, 1976
Amin Matalqa. The United. Directed by Amin Matalqa. Written by Nizar Wattad. Produced by Rachel Gandin. Cinematography by Reinhart Peschke. Edited by Debbie Berman. Music by Omar Fadel. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD.
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Amin Matalqa After graduating from the American Film Institute with an MFA in Directing in 2007, his first feature film Captain Abu Raed won the Sundance Film Festival World Audience Award in 2008, and became Jordan’s first Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film.
Apr 13, 2018 · Read writing from Amin Matalqa on Medium. Filmmaker & Short Story writer. Sundance winner:Captain Abu Raed, Disney’s The United, Strangely In Love, The Rendezvous.
Amin Matalqa is a Jordanian-American filmmaker who won the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award for his debut feature Captain Abu Raed. He moved to Los Angeles from Ohio and studied at the American Film Institute.
