Sayed Kashua (Writing)

Let It Be Morning

Sami was at his parents’ house back in the village, when peace began to break out. He had gone there with his wife and kid for his brother's wedding . Back in the village people told him, “There’s no place like home,” and asked when he’d be coming back, but deep down Sami knew that he had forgotten. You can’t be away for that long without forgetting something.

Release Date:2021-10-01

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:8

The Screenwriter

Mockumentary based on the life of Israeli-Arab writer and journalist, Sayed Kashua, creator of the series 'Arab Labor'. Kataeb, Palestinian writer and journalist living in Israel, loses interest in writing his successful series and instead wants to write a series on a 40 year old going throw a mid-life crisis he is experiencing. As a Palestinian and Israeli he confronts with questions about identity, national definitions, as well as his relationships with his family, and the society and country he lives in.

Release Date:2015-10-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

Dancing Arabs

A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.

Release Date:2014-07-10

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:40

Sayed Kashua - Forever Scared

Sayed Kashua always feels he doesn't belong. The Jews don't like him because he's an Arab. The Arabs don't like him because he's successful. The Arabs think he's a collaborator. The Jews think he's a drunk. He is always viewed as an Other, and he's always scared.

Release Date:2009-07-01

Character:Himself

Arab Labor

Amjad is an Arab-Israeli journalist whose problems with cultural identity drive himself and all around him crazy especially his wife, Bushra.

Release Date:2007-11-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:43

Vote Count:2

Private

A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers.

Release Date:2004-08-12

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:20