Tamer Shaaban
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Tamer Shaaban is an Egyptian American
film maker, writer, and actor who received a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology
May, 2011. On January 25, 2011 he created films showing the Egyptian people’s frustrations with the Egyptian regime when the revolution was sparked. His first film received over 2 million views and was blocked in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Jordan. The film was featured in The Huffington Post
, was viral on Reddit
, and was shared on Facebook
more than 150K times. Shaaban spoke on CBC
about his film, its role, and the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak
. His second video shows students from different nationalities showing their support for Egypt. The video was featured on Al-Jazeera, was analyzed on Egypt’s national television, as well as many different blogs.
He worked with Sami Yusuf
on his unofficial music video and also helped create the official video for Yusuf’s single “I’m Your Hope” in February 2011.
“Streetcorners” won Best Drama at Georgia Tech and continued to the South Regional Grand Finale in 2009. “Granted” received the Wild Card Pick at Georgia Tech and went to both the South Regional Grand Finale and the International Grand Finale in 2010. “The Whispers of Shaitan” won Best Picture at Georgia Tech, was selected to screen at the Atlanta Film festival, and was selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was also shared Sami Yusuf’s blog to help spread the message of the film. His goal is to create films that can show people life with more color, and he says that his life goal is to bridge the gap between the East and West believing that his films help catalyze the process.
Egyptian American
Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to the United States. In the 2007 U.S. census, the number of people with Egyptian ancestry was estimated at 195,000, although some estimates range from several...
film maker, writer, and actor who received a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
May, 2011. On January 25, 2011 he created films showing the Egyptian people’s frustrations with the Egyptian regime when the revolution was sparked. His first film received over 2 million views and was blocked in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Jordan. The film was featured in The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
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, was viral on Reddit
Reddit
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, and was shared on Facebook
Facebook
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more than 150K times. Shaaban spoke on CBC
CBC Television
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about his film, its role, and the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
. His second video shows students from different nationalities showing their support for Egypt. The video was featured on Al-Jazeera, was analyzed on Egypt’s national television, as well as many different blogs.
He worked with Sami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf is a British singer-songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist musician of Azeri origin.In 2003 Yusuf released his first album "Al-Mu`allim" at the age of 23, selling over two million copies...
on his unofficial music video and also helped create the official video for Yusuf’s single “I’m Your Hope” in February 2011.
Films
His movies have won awards at the Campus Movie Fest.“Streetcorners” won Best Drama at Georgia Tech and continued to the South Regional Grand Finale in 2009. “Granted” received the Wild Card Pick at Georgia Tech and went to both the South Regional Grand Finale and the International Grand Finale in 2010. “The Whispers of Shaitan” won Best Picture at Georgia Tech, was selected to screen at the Atlanta Film festival, and was selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was also shared Sami Yusuf’s blog to help spread the message of the film. His goal is to create films that can show people life with more color, and he says that his life goal is to bridge the gap between the East and West believing that his films help catalyze the process.