Dabis wasn’t able to seize … In her feature film work, Palestinian-American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis has been telling intimately specific familial stories since “Amreeka” (2009).

When director Cherien Dabis was prepping to helm the near-silent seventh episode of Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building,” actor James Caverly, who is deaf, steered her toward the 2007 ...

Arab-American helmer Cherien Dabis’ life and career often has been shaped by events outside of her control. Born in Omaha, Neb., to first-generation immigrant Palestinian and Jordanian parents ...

By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic At the beginning of Cherien Dabis’ sweeping historical drama All That’s Left of You, a protest erupts in a refugee camp. It’s 1980 in the occupied West ...

EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian filmmakers Cherien Dabis and May Odeh are teaming up with Canadian producer Ina Fichman on an adaptation of Suad Amiry’s 2003 novel Sharon And My Mother-In-Law.

The war between Israel and Hamas ravaging Gaza over the past year has put Palestine back in the global spotlight — and “All That’s Left of You” is director Cherien Dabis’ effort to put ...

So, for her next project, Cherien Dabis will add actress to her writer/producer/director hats. “My instinct is that being in front of the camera will make me a better director,” Dabis said.

The film, by Palestinian Columbia-educated director Cherien Dabis, tells the story of a Palestinian family, mother and son, who must immigrate to Illinois to live with the mother’s sister.

Played perceptively by Dabis, Hanan takes us into the story, looking at someone we can't yet see and pledging to share her son's story with them. "I'm here to tell you who my son is," she says ...

Dabis wasn’t able to seize … ‘All That’s Left of You’ Review: Cherien Dabis’ Sprawling Epic Sees the Palestinian Struggle Through the Eyes of a Family Skip to main content ...