Chicago’s Kartemquin Films has licensed all international rights on American Arab to New York-based Cargo Film & Releasing.  

Chicago’s Kartemquin Films has licensed all international rights on American Arab to New York-based Cargo Film & Releasing.  

The deal follows hot on the heels of American Arab’s world premiere at IDFA 2013 (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam).

Iraqi-born director Usama Alshaibi’s film takes a personal look at the complexities of Arab identity in post-9/11 America.

Cargo’s David Piperni negotiated the deal with Kartemquin’s Gordon Quinn, Justine Nagan and Alshaibi.

American Arab is one of three Kartemquin documentaries to screen at IDFA alongside Almost There and The Trials Of Muhammad Ali.

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