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Los Angeles-based filmmaker Ali Selim talks about his film Sweet Land and his career as a storyteller with PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore. Insightful and articulate, this is the writer/director's first visit to Fairfield.

According to 'Joe Knows': Ali's commercial, dramatic, and documentary films have received such prestigious awards as the Gold Lion from Cannes, a Silver Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival, and a CINE Golden Eagle for "excellence in American Filmmaking." Ali has been an honoree at International Film Festivals in New York, London and Seattle, and his work is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He holds a BA in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.