Iman Zawahry
Lecturer | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Iman Zawahry, one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers in the nation, works to amplify the underrepresented female voice.
Biography
Iman Zawahry has worked on numerous films that have played at over 150 venues worldwide. She’s an Emmy award winner, Princess Grace Award recipient, a Lincoln Center Artist Academy Fellow, and Sundance Momentum Fellow. She is also the co-creator of the first American Muslim film grant with the Islamic Scholarship Fund, where she currently serves as Director of Film Programs. Iman works to amplify the underrepresented female voice and frequently consults and speaks across the nation on Muslims in Film. Her debut film, Americanish, has been screened in fifty festivals world wide and has won 25 awards, including best director and best film. The film was acquired by SONY Pictures International.
Areas of Expertise (4)
Pop Culture
Video
Feature Films
Muslims in Film
Media Appearances (3)
Iman Zawahry Discusses Filmmaking and Her Debut Film “Americanish”
UF College of Journalism and Communications online
2021-05-04
Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Lecturer, is featured in “Hijabi Filmmaker in USA” published in Hayati magazine. The story features Zawahry’s debut film “Americanish,” which explores the diversity of American communities while exploring what these communities have in common especially when it comes to love and relationships.
Iman Zawahry Speaks About Her Filmmaking Career and Representing Muslim-American Women
UF College of Journalism and Communications online
2019-03-26
Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer is featured in “Meet Filmmaker Iman Zawahry, One of UF’s Inspirational Women” published on hercampus.com on March 26. Zawahry is recognized for her dedication to empowering Muslim-American women and portraying them in a positive light in her films.
Iman Zawahry Discusses Filmmaking, Mentoring Young Muslim Artists, and Comedy for Social Change
UF College of Journalism and Communications tv
2022-03-31
CJC Media Production, Management, and Technology Lecturer Iman Zawahry was interviewed on March 3, 2021 about being a Muslim filmmaker in the U.S., the challenges of affecting social change with comedy, and mentoring aspiring artists.
Articles (1)
Is Hollywood Ready for Muslim Women Leads?
The WrapIman Zawahry
2020-11-20
Growing up in the panhandle of Florida, there was not much to do. Watching film and television was the way to cope. Even though the characters were lovable, they always seemed as predictable and mundane as the geography around me. I never thought it would change. Or that I could change it. I am one of the first hijabi female filmmakers in America.
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