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Sept 25, 2003: ACCEPTED !! *T for Terrorist* has been accepted to the 2003 California Independent Film Festival that takes place Nov 1st & 2nd at various wineries in the Livermore Valley wine country.
Sept 11, 2003: ACCEPTED !! *T for Terrorist* has been accepted to the first ever New York Arab-American Comedy Festival scheduled for Nov 16th - 18th in NYC. Stay tuned for more info. Also, the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara has schedule a *T for Terrorist* SCREENING & MEET THE FILMMAKERS discussion on Wednesday, Oct 1, at 6 PM at the MultiCultural Center Theater.
Sept 10, 2003: ACCEPTED !! *T for Terrorist* has been accepted to the San Francisco World Film Festival and Marketplace which takes place at the Palace of Fine Arts on Oct 23rd & at the Avalon Ballroom on Oct 24th - 25th. *T for Terrorist* is scheduled for Saturday, 2pm, Oct 25th at the Avalon Ballroom located at 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness.
Sept 5, 2003: ACCEPTED !! *T for Terrorist* has been accepted to the 2003 New Hampshire Film Expo to take place at the Adams Memorial Opera House on October 10th - 13th.
August ?, 2003: TV MENTION !! In a segment of Access Hollywood, acclaimed writer/producer/director Peter Farrelly had nothing but good things to say about his T for Terrorist sponsorship.		(photo © of Yahoo! Movies site)
July 7, 2003: FESTIVAL WIN !! *T for Terrorist* won Best Narrative Short when winners of the 2003 Boston Int'l Film Festival were announced. First festival, first win. Special kudos goes to Sayed Badreya for attending the festival and promoting the film. June 4, 2003: SCREENING: Received the news that *T for Terrorist* was "officially accepted for exhibition" at the Boston International Film Festival, 3:10 PM, Thursday, July 3rd, 2003, at John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley Street, Back Bay/Copley Square area.
May 24, 2003, 7:00 PM: PREMIERE: The 30-minute short film *T for Terrorist* was shown to an enthusiastic crowd of cast, crew, friends and supporters at the Raleigh Studios' Chaplin Theatre in Hollywood.
May 20, 2003: THE MAKING OF: On the Discovery Times Channel, the May 20th episode of the series Casting Calls asked the question: "Are Arabs and Arab-Americans the Last Acceptable 'Bad Guys' in Hollywood?" Casting Calls looked at how various races and ethnic groups have taken turns as the villain of choice, notably during times of war or crisis. In a world overshadowed by acts of terrorism from Islamic extremists, Arabs and Arab-Americans stand out as potential ethnic "bad guys."	New York Times ONLINE EXCERPT from the program CASTING CALLS (requires Real Player)
Casting Calls took viewers to the set of the independent film, *T for Terrorist, starring Sayed Badreya, an Egyptian actor who in real life has played more than his share of the Arab "bad guys." Casting Calls* looked at the controversial issues of whether Hollywood is perpetuating an existing stereotype or laying the foundation for societal biases and discrimination. In this era of political correctness, Casting Calls asked whether Hollywood adjusts its stereotypes based on the appetite of the paying audience or on an enlightened cultural sensitivity.

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