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Weam Namou

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Weam Namou
The first Iraqi American narrative film led by a creative team from the community being portrayed, specifically a female writer and director and female leading cast.

Film Description:  In the weeks before the election of Donald Trump in 2016, a young, politically liberal, Iraqi, Muslim immigrant struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of well-to-do, politically conservative, Iraqi, Christians.

Pomegranate, the novel, is available in print, eBook, and audiobook
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Pomegranate Official Trailer (2023)
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Born in Baghdad as a Chaldean (Christian Iraqi), Weam Namou comes from a long lineage of Babylonian healers, wordsmiths, and book lovers. She was raised in America, she has traveled the world, wrote over a dozen books, and was taught the art of living and storytelling by amazing healers, authors, and filmmakers.

An Eric Hoffer award-winning author, Namou is a journalist, a TV show host, and an ambassador for the Authors Guild of America [Detroit Chapter], the oldest and largest writing organization in the nation. She's also founder of The Path of Consciousness, a spiritual and writing conference and retreat, and Unique Voices in Films, a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization.

Namou received her Bachelor's Degree from Wayne State University, studied novel and memoir writing through various years-long programs, poetry in Prague through the University of New Orleans, and film at the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan.
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      • 14 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Sam Sako, Ismail Taher, Sam Rahmani, Basim Alameen, Natally Boutros, Amanda Kashat, Jordyn Kashat, Kevin D. Hewitt, Lamar Babi, James Stonehouse, Zain Shami, and Weam Namou in Pomegranate (2025)
    Pomegranate
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2025
    The Great American Family (2018)
    The Great American Family
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2018
    A Chaldean American Storyteller
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      • A Chaldean American Storyteller
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      • Sam Sako, Ismail Taher, Sam Rahmani, Basim Alameen, Natally Boutros, Amanda Kashat, Jordyn Kashat, Kevin D. Hewitt, Lamar Babi, James Stonehouse, Zain Shami, and Weam Namou in Pomegranate (2025)
        Pomegranate
        7.6
        • Director
        • 2025
      • The Great American Family (2018)
        The Great American Family
        6.1
        • Director
        • 2018

      Writer



      • A Chaldean American Storyteller
        • Writer
        • In Production



      • Sam Sako, Ismail Taher, Sam Rahmani, Basim Alameen, Natally Boutros, Amanda Kashat, Jordyn Kashat, Kevin D. Hewitt, Lamar Babi, James Stonehouse, Zain Shami, and Weam Namou in Pomegranate (2025)
        Pomegranate
        7.6
        • Writer
        • 2025
      • The Great American Family (2018)
        The Great American Family
        6.1
        • writer
        • 2018

      Producer



      • Sam Sako, Ismail Taher, Sam Rahmani, Basim Alameen, Natally Boutros, Amanda Kashat, Jordyn Kashat, Kevin D. Hewitt, Lamar Babi, James Stonehouse, Zain Shami, and Weam Namou in Pomegranate (2025)
        Pomegranate
        7.6
        • executive producer
        • 2025
      • The Great American Family (2018)
        The Great American Family
        6.1
        • producer
        • 2018

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      Pomegranate Official Trailer (2023)
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