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A family man (Badreya) opens an authentic Middle Eastern restaurant with his best friend, who's Jewish.

Three Veils is the story of three young Muslim women whose lives unexpectedly intersect as they deal with issues of sexuality, tradition, and identity. To the outside world, they seem to be typical young college students dealing with the challenges of growing up and finding ones place in the world. But each girl has a story that, behind the veil, is brimming with desire.

Based on Greek philosopher, Plato, "Allegory of the Cave" explores human behavior, society, culture, politics and religion and how they affect the way we think and behave.

Maya's one goal in life is to become a professional basketball player. Then, Sam enters her life.

Ahmad, a mischievous Muslim-American boy, pressures his family into buying him gifts for Christmas, but when it was time to open them, Ahmad was in for a surprise.

Nuri is an 8-year-old Arab-American boy who refuses to accept that his father was arrested by the FBI; he believes he was abducted by aliens. After failing to convince his older brother and their distraught stepmother Dahlia, he ventures out alone to rescue his father, risking his own life--and Dahlia frantically races to find him.

Kevin convinces his 2 best friends to sneak into an old middle eastern man's farm. facing their deepest fears the three investigate the death of their friend Billy while venturing into this mysterious place.

Since that tragic day, Saudis living in America came under scrutiny as many Americans wondered about Saudis; who are they; what are they doing in the US; why do they hate us; do they support Osama Bin Laden; how do they feel about 9/11; and most importantly why do they oppress their women? Saudi filmmaker Fahmi Farahat takes his camera and invites us into his own life in an attempt to answer these questions. He captures the views and attitudes of his family and friends, who are either living or visiting the US, through which he explores the many issues that surround Saudis in America.

This quirky docu-drama tells the real life story of Aref Kabbara, a Lebanese American immigrant and father of two, who left his war ridden country for America, but only to find himself settling into a suburban life of solitude and daily rituals. However, one day, Aref's kids decide to pay him a visit that totally disrupts his carefully planned life, and Aref finds himself trying hopelessly to regain control. The film provides a satirical glimpse into the life of an immigrant who, like many others, had to make sacrifices to provide for his children a better life, even if that meant surrendering his own life to the chains of routine.

4 Days in a Muslim Camp with Muslim youth.

This documentary examines one of the more controversial issues in Islam today, the Hijab - the Islamic dress code for women. It answers a fundamental question: Is the Hijab a form of oppression or a woman's expression of faith? Through sharing their views and personal experiences, several Muslim Women living in the United States help us understand the various attitudes towards the Hijab and the compelling arguments of the underlying issues from morality, modesty and faith to oppression and a woman's right to choose. One story involves Merve Kavakci, the first veiled woman to become a member of the Turkish Parliament and her political struggle to maintain her belief and identity in a secular political system.

The body can only handle so much pain before the mind is scarred. This graphic depiction of inhuman acts follows the stories of people who endured torture and lived to tell the tales. These accounts of brutality and survival lead one to question the extent of human sadism and the limits of human fortitude.

Soudabeh reunites with her artistic essence and finds love again, by meeting and falling for an artist who unknowingly changes the direction of her paintings and her view on art and love.