A film by Eyad Zahra
16mm-8min-2004

SYNOPSIS
Naim, an Arab-Muslim immigrant chef, struggles to find his way-of-life in small town America. He is challenged to balance old traditions with the customs of his new home. "Distance from the Sun" explores the internal struggle of today's American Muslim.

WINNER
- Best Short Film Feature -
2004 Ibda’a Media Student Awards – Dubai Media City
- Finalist-
2005-2006 NextFrame Touring Festival of Intl’
Student Films – Worldwide 19 City Tour

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
2005 Directors Guild of America – FSU Student Film Showcase
2004 Rhode Island International Film Festival
2004 Boston Film Festival
2004 Arab Film Festival - MIZNA
2004 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
2004 7th ARPA International Film Festival
2004 27th Starz Denver International Film Festival
2004 Arabian Sights: Film Fest DC
2004 Marco Island Film Festival
2004 Middle East Studies Association Film Festival
2004 Ibda’a Media Student Awards Showcase
2005 Reel World Film Festival
2005 Indie Memphis’s Micro Cinema Club
2005 International Fest of Cinema and Technology
2006 Arab American National Museum Arab Film Festival
2007 Platform Florida 6
and More...