Iman Zawahry
Bio:
Iman Zawahry was born in Panama City, Florida in 1980. To get through the mundane and interesting societal norms of Panama City, Iman and her friends used movies and their young imagination to pass the time. They created spoof productions of the Arsenio Hall show and 90210, complete with full commercial breaks in between.
In 1998, she moved to Gainesville, FL to attend the University of Florida where she received a BA in Religion and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. After graduation Iman worked as a free-lance journalist with Bridges TV, the first American Muslim Television network. In 2006 Iman attended Florida State University's Graduate Film program and directed three short films. One of her films, "Tough Crowd", won an Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Emmy Award and the Award of Merit at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. "Tough Crowd" also qualified as a finalist in the NBC Comedy Short Cuts where Iman was a finalist to pitch a sitcom with NBC executives. The Directors-In-Training program at NBC recently nominated Iman as a possible finalist for its exclusive program. Iman has worked on over 45 films and is currently a recipient of the Princess Grace Award and recently finished shooting the film "UnderCover" that she produced, directed, and co-wrote.
Location:
Panama City, Florida
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