Anouar H. Smaine blocking a scene with actor Eric Avery on the set of Award winning "Sharia". West Los Angeles, CA

Emily Debinie (Left) and Anouar H. Smaine (Right) on the set of "Battle Fields". Los Angeles, CA

Anouar H. Smaine as Rasheed, an Iraqi refugee, on the set of "Battle Fields".

Director Anouar H. Smaine (left) and Cinematographer Ian Rymsha (right) on set. Los Angeles, CA.

Director Anouar H. Smaine (middle) with fellow Producers Gabriel Schmidt, Jessica Duval, Gary Levingston, and Jacqueline Guzman.

Director/Producer Anouar H. Smaine at a Q&A with Producers Gabriel Schmidt, Jessica Duval, Gary Levingston, and Jacqueline Guzman. Beverly Hills, California

At the Turkish Pavilion on La Croisette, Cannes, France 2015. Director Anouar H. Smaine and Producer Richard C.

Anouar H. Smaine during a screening at Cannes 2015.

Anouar H. Smaine, Universal Studios Backlot, Hollywood, CA.

Dir. Anouar H. Smaine with Actor Eric Avery discussing a scene. West Los Angeles, CA.

Actors Sean Stone (Left) and Anouar H. Smaine (Right) on the set of "Battle fields".

Dir. Anouar H. Smaine discussing a scene with an actress on set. Culver City, CA.

Actors Martin Hrejsa, Sammy Sheik, and Anouar H. Smaine

Dir. Anouar H. Smaine, Actor Martin Hrejsa, and Director of Photography Emiel Spoelder

Anouar H. Smaine and Michael London on the set of "Axis of Evil"

Anouar H. Smaine and Sammy Sheik on the Set of "Axis of Evil"

Anouar H. Smaine as Hossam on the Set of "Axis of Evil"