Ziad Hamzeh - Film Career

Film Career

As a director, Hamzeh has had many noteworthy films such as The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'. The story that was dubbed as the Somali Invasion of the USA by the media outlets. This controversial film about the influx of Muslim Somali immigrants to the USA in a post 9/11 world garnered powerful reviews and won numerous awards such as the BIFF Indie Spirit for Best Feature Documentary; it was honored as the opening film of the 2004 Amnesty International Film Festival. Other works include: Shadow Glories about down-and-out, middle-aged man, once contender for the world heavyweight kickboxing title, struggles to rebuild his shattered life as he makes his way back home to his lost love and his one last chance at resurrecting his tortured soul. Along the way, his newfound morals and ethics are put to the ultimate test when he agrees to train a fiery young martial artist to take on his archrival, the blood lusting, up-and-coming heavyweight kickboxing champion of the world. Woman featuring Bouthaina Shaaban is a feature-length film based on the writings, lectures, and life of Nobel Prize nominee, activist Bouthaina Shaaban as she fearlessly ignites awareness while advancing the cause of rights for Arab women - from securing formal acknowledgments throughout the Arab world that women should be afforded basic human rights, to waging an international battle defending the integrity of the real Arab female, all accomplished with the firm hand of diplomacy and the power of her pen. "Henry O!" the inspiring story of Henry Oliu, a man blind since birth, who has overcome all the odds and made his major league baseball dream come true. Calling upon his love for sports and an encyclopedic memory for facts and figures, Henry hears the crack of the bat and knows if it's a single, double, or home run; he listens for the ball singing into the catcher's mitt and knows if it's a curve ball, fastball, or change-up. Henry is the color analyst on Mega Classica 820 radio, WMGG, the strongest Hispanic station in Florida's Tampa Bay Market. And at his side in the broadcast booth above Tropicana Field, whispering in his ear up-to-the-minute stats and field action only the eyes can see, is the love of his life, his wife Deb. "Bleacher Boys", "Eternal Embrace", and Sisters.