From the Sky (film)

From the Sky
From the Sky
	Film poster
Directed by	Ian Ebright
Written by	Ian Ebright
Produced by	Jess Grant; Ian Ebright;
Starring	Maz Siam; Mohamad Tamini; Steven Soro; Georges Chalhoub;
Cinematography	Ty Migota
Edited by	Eric Frith
Music by	loscil
Release dates	April 30, 2014 (Newport Beach Film Festival); October 21, 2014 (Vimeo);
Running time	18 minutes
Language	Arabic
Budget	US$30,000

From the Sky is a 2014 short film written and directed by Ian Ebright, who also produced it with Jess Grant. The independently produced drama features an Arab father and son traveling through a region that often experiences drone strikes. The film premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 30, 2014 and was released on the video-sharing website Vimeo on October 21, 2014.

Premise

Hakeem and his son Abbas travel through a region that often experiences drone strikes. Abbas suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and struggles to keep it under control with the threat of drones. Two men, Dhiya and Samir, visit their camp, and trouble arises.^[1]

Cast

Maz Siam ... Hakeem
Mohamad Tamini ... Abbas
Steven Soro ... Dhiya
Georges Chalhoub ... Samir

Production

From the Sky was written, produced, and directed by Ian Ebright, who studied at the Seattle Film Institute and followed news coverage about drone strikes in Asia and the Middle East. He collaborated with Muslims and American advisers on the Middle East and developed an Arabic-language screenplay for the film's production. He used Kickstarter to raise two-thirds of what would be a final budget of $30,000.^[2]

Release

From the Sky premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 30, 2014.^[3] It also screened at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 25, 2014.^[4] The film was nominated for four awards at the Short Film Awards. The film was released online through the video-sharing website Vimeo on October 21, 2014.^[2]

References

^ "From the Sky: Story". fromtheskyfilm.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Pathan, Nabila (October 17, 2014). "Peace or PTSD in the Middle East? U.S. drone drama to hit Vimeo". english.alarabiya.net. Al Arabiya. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ Ebright, Ian (April 2, 2014). "'From the Sky' to premiere at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival". brokentelegraph.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ Ross, Dave (May 22, 2014). "Seattle filmmaker takes on drones in the Middle East". Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross. KIRO-FM. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

External links

From the Sky at IMDb
How They Did It: Shooting 'From the Sky' in Arabic at MovieMaker
Through The Frame of Ian Ebright's 'From The Sky' at PCP Media

[1] "From the Sky: Story". fromtheskyfilm.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[pathan-2] Pathan, Nabila (October 17, 2014). "Peace or PTSD in the Middle East? U.S. drone drama to hit Vimeo". english.alarabiya.net. Al Arabiya. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[3] Ebright, Ian (April 2, 2014). "'From the Sky' to premiere at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival". brokentelegraph.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[4] Ross, Dave (May 22, 2014). "Seattle filmmaker takes on drones in the Middle East". Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross. KIRO-FM. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

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