Title Kābtin Abū Rāʼid = Captain Abu Raed / a film by Amin Matalqa ; Neoclassics Films presents Paper & Pen Films, in association with Gigapix Studios, a David Pritchard production ; written and directed by Amin Matalqa ; producers, Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan ; produced by Laith Al-Majali Amin Matalqa, David Pritchard.

كابتن ابو رائد [videorecording] = Captain Abu Raed / a film by Amin Matalqa; Neoclassics Films presents Paper & Pen Films, in association with Gigapix Studios, a David Pritchard production; written and directed by Amin Matalqa ; producers, Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan ; produced by Laith Al-Majali Amin Matalqa, David Pritchard.

Publication Info.	[place of publication not identified] : Pen & Paper Films with Gigapix Studios [2008?].
	©2007.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Video	PN1995.9.F67 K338 2008	Available	Ask at Circulation Desk

Description	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium	plastic
	4 3/4 in.
Description	digital
	NTSC
	video file
	DVD video
	Region 1
Note	"Not for distribution"--Container.
Cast	Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Udey Al-Qiddissi, Ghandi Saber.
Credits	Cinematography, Reinhart Peschke ; edited by Laith Al-Majali; ; music by Austin Wintory.
Note	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
System Details	DVD ; NTSC, region 1.
Audience	Not rated.
Summary	An airport janitor makes a big difference in the lives of the children in his poor neighborhood when they mistake him for an airplane pilot. Using his imagination to weave stories of the wonderful places he has visited around the world, a friendship develops as he brings hope to their otherwise grim home life.
Awards	Heartland, Truly moving picture Award; Best foreign film, AARP; World Cinema Audience Award Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival, 2008; Best director, Seattle International Film Festival, 2008; Best actor & actress, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2008.
Language	Arabic dialogue with English subtitles.
Subject	Janitors -- Jordan -- Drama.
	Janitors.
	Jordan.
Genre/Form	Drama.
Subject	Tall tales -- Drama.
	Tall tales.
	Friendship -- Drama.
	Friendship.
	Poverty -- Jordan -- Drama.
	Poverty.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Fiction films.
	Feature films.
	Foreign films.
	Arabic language films.
	Foreign films.
	Video recordings.
	Video recordings.
	Feature films.
	Fiction films.
Subject	Friendships.
Genre/Form	Drama.
Added Author	Matalqa, Amin, 1976- screenwriter, director, producer.
	مطالقة، أمين. 1976- screenwriter, director, producer.
	Sawalha, Nadim, 1935- actor.
	صوالحة، نديم. 1935- actor.
	Sultan, Rana, actor.
	سلطان، رنا. actor.
	Al-Sous, Hussein, actor.
	صوص، حسين. actor.
	Al-Qiddissi, Udey, actor.
	قديسي، عدى. actor.
	Saber, Ghandi, actor.
	صابر، غاندي. actor.
	Kokin, Kenneth, producer.
	Toukan, Nadine, producer.
	Al-Majali, Laith, producer, film editor.
	Pritchard, David, producer.
	Peschke, Reinhart, cinematographer.
	Wintory, Austin, 1984- composer.
	Paper & Pen Films.
	Gigapix Studios.
Added Title	Captain Abu Raed

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