Just Like Us
World Premiere

Just Like Us

Discovery
| USA | 72 MINUTES | English
Comedy, Documentary

Is there comedy in the Middle East? Despite there being no easy way to describe stand-up comedy in Arabic, a group of "comedy ambassadors" travel from Dubai to Beirut, Riyadh to Cairo with a double mission: to disrupt the pervasive image of Muslims as solemn, threatening, and inhuman; and to deliver some much-needed relief and laughter to the intense reality of everyday life in the Middle East. As one of the first comedy shows in the Arab world starts rolling, backstage anxiety and nerves rumble after busting open cultural taboos in each city. The comics willfully walk the line on jokes about Islam, sexuality, and body parts—at times even with a foul mouth—in the hopes that, as one performer says, if we can learn to laugh at ourselves, the rest of the world will laugh with us.

As edifying as it is entertaining, Egyptian-American comic and first-time director Ahmed Ahmed's film shows us the Middle East like most Americans have never seen it before. Featuring the talented antics of Maz Jobrani, Tom Papa, Ted Alexandro, Tommy Davidson, Omid Djalili (The Infidel), Whitney Cummings, Sebastian Maniscalco, Angelo Tsarouchas, Sherif Azab, Erik Griffin, and Ahmed Ahmed himself.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Ahmed Ahmed and Ahmed Ahmed
Ahmed Ahmed was born in Egypt and immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was one month old. He can be seen in Iron Man, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Swingers, many other films, The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, and at his stand-up shows throughout the world. Just Like Us is his directorial debut.
Director
Ahmed Ahmed
Director of Photography
Taylor Feltner
Composer
Omar Fadel
Primary Cast
Ahmed Ahmed, Tom Papa, Ted Alexandro, Sherif Azab, Whitney Cummings, Tommy Davidson, Omid Djalili, Erik Griffin, Maz Jobrani, Sebastian Maniscalco, Eman Morgan, Maria Shehata, Angelo Tsarouchas
Producer
Taylor Feltner, Matthew Blaine
Editor
Benedict X. Kasulis & Veronica Rutledge

Contacts
Producer
Taylor Feltner
Los Angeles, CA 90068
taylor@crossculturalproductions.com
Press Contact
John Pisani
Phone: 323 533 8988
jmpmovie@aol.com
Sales Contact
Marcia Daley
Cross Cultural Entertainment c/o M.L. Daley Consulting, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310 985 2808
mldaley.law@gmail.com
Press Contact
Nicole Kalish
Phone: 917 882 0137
nakalish@yahoo.com
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
Rush will be offered when advanced tickets for a screening or event are no longer available at venues other than Beacon Theatre.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.


The premiere screening is hosted by Doha Tribeca Film Festival

 

 


Co-presented by  The New York Surf Film Festival



Fabulous  Picture Show

Tribeca Film Festival
and Doha TFF will host a FREE Fabulous Picture Show screening of Just Like Us:

Monday, 4/26, 3:45 pm
375 Greenwich Street, NYC


Meet Egyptian-American comic Ahmed Ahmed in a Q&A moderated by DTFF executive director, Amanda Palmer.

Download the invitation and RSVP.

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