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I was extremely happy to hand the Award of Excellence in Arab Filmmaking @ the 19th ÉCU Film Festival in #Paris to Saudi filmmaker Zaki Al-abdullah for his powerful film #Salah. Congrats Zaki and #Arabcinema!

‘The Citizen’ examines the immigrant experience in a post-9/11 world — with echoes that resonate today news.ucsb.edu/2024/021477/ci…

Tonight at 7, the Carsey-Wolf Center presents “The Citizen,” SAM KADI’s award-winning film examining the struggles of Arab-Americans after 9/11. Following the screening, Kadi and two of the film’s actors will join UCSB Religious Studies’s Juan Campo in discussion. ow.ly/59gG50RGolf

Had a great time reuniting w 2 of my 2013 The Citizen Movie cast members, Bill Atherton (#Ghostbusters) & Rizwan Manji ( #SchittsCreek) at #PollockTheater (#UCSB). The screening was followed by a fantastic panel moderated by prof. Juan Campo! Thx @CarseyWol for having us!

Superheroes are born when their achievements surpass even the wildest imaginations #stephcurry30. What a game #ChefCurry!!!🔥 Congrats to USA Basketball for winning GOLD🥇#ParisOlympics2024

W dir. #MichaelGracey (#TheGreatestShowman) after an early screening of his new film “Better Man,” a biographical portrayal of British singer #RobbieWilliams —depicted as a living CGI monkey. The film is shocking, moving, & visually stunning. Bravo!!! #BetterManMovie

Honored to moderate this panel discussion at #DGA (L.A) with Producer Ted Hope, the former Co-Head of Movies for #Amazon! Thanks Directors Guild & Asian American Committee for supporting & hosting! dga.org/Events/2024/De…

Read about our recent panel with @TedHope, moderated by SAM KADI dga.org/Events/2024/De…

Hey, that's us! #AWFF #Oscars

Thx Asian World Film Festival (Nov13-21) for having me as a jury member for the Snow Leopard Feature Film Awards. Honored to be part of the esteemed jury panel & look forward to watching 16 amazing feature films representing their Asian countries for the upcoming #Oscars & #GoldenGlobes.

With my fellow jury members Asian World Film Festival Opening Ceremony. 16 feature films (officially selected in the Foreign Language category for the upcoming #Oscars) competing for the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film. Looking forward to watching & making tough decisions.

Serving as a jury memeber for The Snow Leopard Main Competition at 2024 Asian World Film Festival has opened my eyes to so many AMAZING Asian films! Thx #AWFF for having me alongside this esteemed jury members! madisongraph.com/awff-unveils-i…

An awesome 10th Asian World Film Festival closing ceremony! Congrats to Malaysian film “Abang Adik” dir #JinOng for winning Best Film! Other award recipients: a Lebanese actress, Malaysian actor, Iranian director, & cinematographer from Kazakhstan. How diverse & inspiring!

Proud of you son judekadi_ ! Keep it up.

Syrian Filmmakers Hail End of Assad Regime and Look to Rebuild Industry as an 'Internationally Connected' Community: 'The War Is Finished, Let's Go Back'  variety.com/2024/film/glob…

Thanks Variety for reaching out for the opportunity to share my thoughts. variety.com/2024/film/glob…

Accepted an offer as an “Adjunct Professor” at USC-School of Cinematic Arts. I’ll be teaching (part-time) a directing class while continuing to make my own films! Looking forward to working w the next up-and-coming generation of filmmakers in the mecca of filmmaking USC School of Cinematic Arts!

My recent TEDx conversation on how storytelling through #cinema can humanize complex geopolitical issues & inspire global audiences. Thx TEDxSantaBarbara & host Mark Sylvester for tackling this timely topic! tedxsantabarbara.com/?episode=sam-k…

So looking forward to directing this timely film and to work with this amazing cast! Thx Variety for this announcement straight from Festival de Cannes!

So looking forward to directing this super topical & entertaining film and 2 working with this amazing cast! Thx Variety & Nick Vivarelli for this great #Cannes’ coverage! variety.com/2025/film/glob…