Sam Kadi

Sam Kadi is a director/writer/producer known for his award winning film The Citizen (2012) and Little Gandhi (2016) (Syria's 1st official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 90th Academy Awards). Kadi was invited to screen Little Gandhi and to speak before U.S. Members of Congress, Members of the United Nations, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Parliament where Kadi met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Kadi has been recognized by the prestigious Cinema For Peace organization for raising awareness of human rights issues through film, and was asked to speak about the same subject before the International Criminal Court at The Hague, The Netherlands. Kadi was presented with a Humanitarian Service Award by the Life for Relief and Development Organization and in 2014, The SHOAH Foundation, founded by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, chose him as a Spotlight Juror. Kadi is a TEDx speaker and a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), where he serves on the Guild Asian American committee. Kadi has been a jury member for multiple film festivals including the European Independent Film Festival in Paris.