Documentary Feature "Extreme Vetting" Commences Production

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 15, 2018 - PRLog -- EXTREME VETTING follows the stories of multiple families directly affected by the policies of Trump's Executive Order 13780, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, more commonly known as the Muslim Travel Ban, which targets immigrants from six countries – Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Directed and produced by the award-winning team of Sam Ghazi and Cheryl Compton, the feature documentary will also include interviews with Iranian public figures, various government and law officials, as well as immigration lawyers. The focus of the documentary follows a young Iranian couple in Tucson, Arizona, who are awaiting the birth of their first child – as well as waiting for their parents' visitor visas to be approved, so they can meet their grandchild for the first time.

This is the first feature-length project from the husband-wife creative team of Ghazi & Compton. Their short films "He Waits" and "Turn Me On" have been nominated or won awards at film festivals including Shriekfest, Fantastic Horror Film Festival and the Accolade Global Film Competition. Compton also wrote the feature horror film, "Within the Darkness," which will be released to streaming platforms Summer 2018.  Ghazi works as a professional director, editor, videographer, photographer and FAA-licensed drone operator. He is also currently in production on another documentary about the Iranian jet-fighters entitled "Acrojets."

"Extreme Vetting" will also include participation from frequent collaborator Composer Armin Antique and Producer Sepehr Akhavan.  Project coordination will be under Compton's I GIVE GOOD WORD banner, which produced the team's previous projects, as well as the series "The Dark Cinema."  Post-production will be in Los Angeles.


Individuals with personal stories related to the travel ban are urged to contact the production team for consideration.

IMDB Links:

Compton: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174012/

Ghazi: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6749957/