Rola Nashef is an American director, screenwriter, producer and multimedia artist based in Detroit.[1][2] She is best known for her award-winning film, Detroit Unleaded.[3]
Nashef was born in Sidon, Lebanon to Franco and Salima Nashef. Her father Franco is from Maghdouché, where her mother Salima is from Deir Mimas; both small Christian villages in the south of Lebanon. In 1978, her family fled the Lebanese Civil War and immigrated to the United States where they settled in Lansing, Michigan where her father worked as a skilled tradesmen at General Motors.[4]
Nashef graduated from Waverly High School and went on to study at Lansing Community College. She then attended Michigan State University, Madonna University and Oakland Community College where she studied political science, marketing research, paralegal studies, sociology, accounting, art and photography, before graduating from the Motion Picture Institute in [1997] with a degree in Directing and Producing.[5][6]
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Nashef's debut short film, 8:30 , a romantic comedy short film that was presented at the Arab Screen Independent Film Festival in Doha, Qatar during 2001.[7] She raised 20,000 through a letter writing fundraising campaign to develop and direct her second short film, Detroit unleaded, and won “Best Short Film” at the Trinity Film Festival and "Best Performance" at the New Haven Underground Film Festival.[8]
As a slice-of-life dramedy that centers around an Arab-owned 24-hour gas station, Detroit Unleaded holds its place in American cinema history as the very first Arab-American romantic comedy portraying second generation Arab characters specific to Detroit and Dearborn.[9] The film premiered in 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the inaugural Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award.[10] Prior to its release, Detroit Unleaded, was supported by the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, IFP New York, Lincoln Center and the A2E Distribution Lab, SFFS.[11][12]
Nashef worked and served as a multimedia artist on Facing Identity, a permanent installation in the Arab American National Museum.[13]
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rola, nashef, american, director, screenwriter, producer, multimedia, artist, based, detroit, best, known, award, winning, film, detroit, unleaded, bornsidon, lebanonoccupation, director, screenwriter, producer, artistyears, active2012, present, contents, earl. Rola Nashef is an American director screenwriter producer and multimedia artist based in Detroit 1 2 She is best known for her award winning film Detroit Unleaded 3 Rola NashefBornSidon LebanonOccupation s Director Screenwriter Producer and ArtistYears active2012 present Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editNashef was born in Sidon Lebanon to Franco and Salima Nashef Her father Franco is from Maghdouche where her mother Salima is from Deir Mimas both small Christian villages in the south of Lebanon In 1978 her family fled the Lebanese Civil War and immigrated to the United States where they settled in Lansing Michigan where her father worked as a skilled tradesmen at General Motors 4 Nashef graduated from Waverly High School and went on to study at Lansing Community College She then attended Michigan State University Madonna University and Oakland Community College where she studied political science marketing research paralegal studies sociology accounting art and photography before graduating from the Motion Picture Institute in 1997 with a degree in Directing and Producing 5 6 Career editNashef s debut short film 8 30 a romantic comedy short film that was presented at the Arab Screen Independent Film Festival in Doha Qatar during 2001 7 She raised 20 000 through a letter writing fundraising campaign to develop and direct her second short film Detroit unleaded and won Best Short Film at the Trinity Film Festival and Best Performance at the New Haven Underground Film Festival 8 As a slice of life dramedy that centers around an Arab owned 24 hour gas station Detroit Unleaded holds its place in American cinema history as the very first Arab American romantic comedy portraying second generation Arab characters specific to Detroit and Dearborn 9 The film premiered in 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival won the inaugural Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award 10 Prior to its release Detroit Unleaded was supported by the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab IFP New York Lincoln Center and the A2E Distribution Lab SFFS 11 12 Nashef worked and served as a multimedia artist on Facing Identity a permanent installation in the Arab American National Museum 13 Awards editAdrienne Shelly Directors Award Adrienne Shelly Foundation 2015 14 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellowship Award 2014 15 Adrienne Shelley Director s Award for her script NADIA S HOUSE 2014 Best Feature for Detroit Unleaded American Spectrum Indianapolis International Film Festival 2013 Audience Award for Detroit Unleaded Twin Cities Arab Film Festival 2013 16 Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award Toronto International Film Festival 2012 17 Named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film Filmmaker Magazine 2011 18 References edit Rola Nashef on Her Untraditional Detroit Unleaded sagharborexpress com Retrieved 2019 03 29 2012 Sundance Predictions Rola Nashef s Detroit Unleaded ioncinema com 8 November 2011 Retrieved 2019 03 29 Film Review Detroit Unleaded variety com 19 November 2013 Retrieved 2019 03 29 Discover Rola Nashef Penetrates The Glass Cage with Detroit Unleaded filmlinc org 2 May 2013 Retrieved 2019 03 29 Rola Nashef comartsci msu edu Retrieved 2019 03 29 MPI GRAD ROLA NASHEF S FEATURE FILM DETROIT UNLEADED PREMIERES IN DETROIT mpifilm com Retrieved 2019 03 29 Detroit Unleaded USA Lebanon 2007 20 min 16mm mizna org Retrieved 2019 03 29 Michigan Festival shorts PDF michigan gov Retrieved 2019 03 29 Rola Nashef Redefining Arab American Narratives Through Romantic Comedy truthout org 5 March 2014 Retrieved 2019 03 29 Detroit Unleaded premieres at Toronto International Film Festival alliedmedia org Retrieved 2019 03 29 Sundance picks seven projects for Middle East Writers Lab screendaily com Retrieved 2019 03 29 IFP and Film Society of Lincoln Center Announce the 25 Emerging Visions Filmmakers indiewire com 13 September 2011 Retrieved 2019 03 29 Detroit Unleaded arabamericanmuseum org Retrieved 2019 03 29 ROLA NASHEF kresgeartsindetroit org Retrieved 2019 03 29 ROLA NASHEF adrienneshellyfoundation org Retrieved 2019 03 29 First Ever Audience Award Winners Announced miznablog org Retrieved 2019 03 29 2012 Toronto International Film Festival Awards Announced SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS Among Winners collider com 16 September 2012 Retrieved 2019 03 29 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2011 filmmakermagazine com 20 July 2011 Retrieved 2019 03 29 External links editRola Nashef at IMDb Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rola Nashef amp oldid 1155221570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
