AL NAZEMIAN

NEWS

March 2011
Presenter at the Platinum Pias Awards at Tribeca Screening Room on March 19 where announcement will be made of the inception of the Middle Eastern Film Festival (MEFFNYC) coming in September. Also was appointed editor of "Noor Arts Magazine".

March 2011
E.J. Roy's short film "Hidden in Time" (in which I played Ahmad) screens at NewFilmmakers Fest.

Feb 2011
Randall Krongard's feature film "Override" screens at Anthology Archives. I played Prince Ahmet in the film.

Oct 2010
Vladan Nikolic's film "Zenith" premieres at IFC Center

July 2010
Michael Bergmann's feature film "Tied to a Chair" gets its NY premiere at the NY Independent Festival

June 2010
Played a Jordanian interrogator on the AMC TV show "Rubicon"

May 2010
Performed in the NY Arab American Comedy Festival in Amin Matalqa's sketch "Love Pill", directed by J.J. El-Far

March 2010
Recorded voice for UPS Logistics commercial

April-Aug 2009
Played Freddy in Lou Matthews' web series
"Skipping Rocks"

Feb 2009
Shot short film of "(before) The Rubbaiyat of Omar Khayyam" by Scott McMorrow. Directed by Irina Chernikina.

Jan 2009
Did voiceover for Sprint, in which I played an Egyptian worker

Dec 2008
Wrapped shoot on Vladan Nikolic's feature film "Zenith", in which I played Nimble.

Dec 2008
Played Ahmed in Betty Shamieh's play "Roar"

Nov 2008
Played Babak in Rahi Ghasemi's film "Heart"

Oct 2008
Shot E.J. Roy's film "Hidden in Time"

June 2008
Shot music video for my rap song "Melting Pot"

March '08
In rehearsal for the Noor Play Festival.

Feb. '08
Played Sadiq in "Stuntman"
directed by Paul & Dan Cantagallo.

Jan. '08
Played Samir in "After the Festival"
written by Bethel Caram & Neil Potter.
Directed by Piter Marek.
Arab-American Comedy Festival

Dec '07
Playing Ali the Iraqi in "Trigger Happy"
written by Zach Fischer, directed by
Scott Casper at TheWings Theatre
www.taxdeductibletheatre.org

Nov. '07
Played Suren in staged reading of film
"Journey of Tears", written and directed
by Vatche Boulghourjian.

Oct. '07
Cast as Uncle Pawphi Mahmoud in film
"Ash & Alladhine", written and directed by
Mello Desire

Sept. '07
Cast as Vendor in film "Soul T' Soul",
written and directed by Tamika Guishard.

May '07
Cast as Prince Ahmet in feature film "Override"
written by Randall Krongard, Be-Like-Water
Productions.

.Nov. '06
Appearing in Arab-American Comedy Festival
November 17th - 19th.

.Oct. '06
Played Kabir in "Appointment".
Directed by Usman Shaukat, Lyallpur Productions.

.Sept. '06
Acted in "Digitz" for 12 Hour Film Festival.
Produced by Circulus Initium Productions.

.Aug. '06
Played new summer character on
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien"

.July '06
Played Iraqi torture victim in
feature film "Memorial Day",
directed by Josh Fox. Executive
Prod. Michael Stipe.

.June '06
Played Farukh in feature film
"The Spring in Her Step" starring
Meatloaf & Mario Van Peebles.
Directed by Michael Bergmann.
.May '06
Played Paki Deli Owner in
feature "Bottom Feeder" directed
by Wayne Gurman.

.April '06
Performing in "Squirrel Variety" at
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
on May 3rd.

.Feb - March '06 -

.Jan '06 -
"Enduring Freedom," directed by Steven Bocsi,
shot in Oct. '05, just completed post-production.

.Dec. '05
-
"Among the Joneses"shot in June, '04,
just completed post-production.

. Nov. '05 -
Performed in the Arab-American Comedy Festival in the musical sketch "Next Year in Jerusalem."