Being Osama


Being Osama is a documentary produced in 2004 by Tim Schwab and Mahmoud Kaabour. Director Kaabour is the founder and managing director of Veritas Films, now based in the United Arab Emirates. Co-director Schwab is an associate professor of film at Montreal's Concordia University.

Synopsis

The documentary details the lives of six Montreal Arab men, all with the first name "Osama":
They all recount their experiences in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Reception and distribution

The film has been recognised as a contribution to the intellectual and artistic debate about the Arab diaspora.
Kaabour presented it in a two hour special on the Zaven Kouyoumdjian pan Arab talk show "Seereh w Enfatahit" on the Lebanese Future Television channel.

Awards

Being Osama has won international awards including: