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Walls of Sand (1995) [N/A]

Featuring:
Shirin Etessam, Jan Carty Marsh, John Evans

Written by:
Shirin Etessam
Erica Jordan

Directed by:
Erica Jordan


Release Date:
September 1, 1995

Original Title:
Walls of Sand

Genres:
Drama

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 115

Overview from TheMovieDB

Soraya, a young Iranian woman, escaped the prospect of war in her homeland by moving to San Francisco to be with her American boyfriend. However she is unable to remain in that relationship so moves on to be an au pair due to the lack of a green card. She soon finds herself an unwilling participant of a custody battle. The film is notable for being the first contemporary feature film to be webcast on the internet, on The Sync (1997-2002).

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Overview from Open Movies

Soraya, a young Iranian woman, escaped the prospect of war in her homeland by moving to San Francisco to be with her American boyfriend. However she is unable to remain in that relationship so moves on to be an au pair due to the lack of a green card. She soon finds herself an unwilling participant of a custody battle.

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Rankings and Honors

Walls of Sand (1995) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.9/10

Performers

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Production

Co-Producer:
Shirin Etessam
Erica Jordan

Co-Writer:
Erica Jordan
Shirin Etessam

Dialogue Editor:
Miik Dinko

Director:
Erica Jordan

Director of Photography:
Tracy Hodson
Erica Jordan

Editor:
Erica Jordan
Shirin Etessam

Music:
Christopher Kazor

Producer:
Erica Jordan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Miik Dinko

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