Hesham issawi biography of william
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Hesham Issawi
Egyptian American writer and director
Hesham Issawi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Egypt |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer and producer |
| Years&#;active | &#;present |
Hesham Issawi (Arabic: هشام عيسوي) is an Egyptian American writer and director.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work on the films AmericanEast and Cairo Exit.[4][5]
Life and career
Hesham was born in Egypt, and moved to the United States in He attended film school, Columbia College Chicago, and graduated in [6] He began his career working at a local TV station as an editor and in the documentary world before directing a few short subjects of his own.
He wrote and directed the short film, The Interrogation, which won best creative short film at the New York Film Festival and best music score at the California Film Festival. In , he co-wrote and directed the short film, T for Terrorist, which won best short film at both the Boston and San