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Americanish
Q&A with director Iman K. Zawahry, writer/producer/lead actor Aizzah Fatima, actress Salena Qureshi and crew
Shot in the heart of the NYC Melting Pot, Iman Zawahry’s buoyant intercultural comedy Americanish invites viewers into the Jackson Heights, Queens home and rapidly evolving lives of three young Pakistani American women, career-focused sisters Maryam and Sam Khan, and their just-off-the-boat cousin Ameera, intent on landing Mr. Rich. While Zawahry doesn’t shy away from reflecting the realities of racial discrimination and Trump-era rhetoric, her female-led story is both instantly endearing and thoroughly relatable for anyone who’s grown up in an immigrant family, offering a vibrantly fresh perspective on rom-com tropes and the classic juggling of cultural traditions with career goals.