Sopranos & Goodfellas Actress To Star In Memphis Movie

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Sopranos & Goodfellas Actress To Star In Memphis Movie
Lorraine Bracco, an Oscar and Emmy nominee for her roles in Goodfellas and The Sopranos, is scheduled to be in Memphis in the fall to star in a movie written and directed by a local filmmaker. Filming is still scheduled to start in September for 21 days. The name of the movie is Jacir, and it will represent the feature directorial debut of Waheed AlQawasmi, 33, a Germantown High School graduate who came to Memphis from Jordan when he was a teenager. Lorraine Bracco will portray an ex-blues singer addicted to drugs who turned into a fearful shut-in who clashes with her new neighbor, a Syrian refugee named Jacir (which means "benevolent"), played by Beirut-born actor and songwriter Malek Rahbani. Waheed AlQawasmi said that Jacir will be "a real Memphis story," although it will depict an aspect of Memphis that may be unfamiliar to many residents. He said he developed the project specifically to take advantage of the locations we have here in Memphis, explaining, "Memphis has soul, it's different from other places... I know a million people have said that, but I cannot choose a different set of words. All I can do is show it on camera, and hopefully everyone else will soon be able to see it." The goal is also to hire an almost all-Memphis crew!

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