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Filmmaker Knew ‘Right Away’ Ilhan Omar Was a Political Star

Filmmaker Norah Shapiro explained how and why she made "Time for Ilhan" recently during Fresno State’s Cineculture series. The award-winning documentary captures the political rise of Ilhan Omar, who won a seat in the Minnesota Legislature before becoming the first Somali American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Click on...

Maker of 'Time for Ilhan' Will Be at Fresno State on Friday

By virtue of her background and a flair for visual story-telling, Norah Shapiro has emerged as an award-winning (and crowd inspiring) maker of independent documentaries. Valley residents will have the opportunity to hear in Shapiro's own words how “Time For Ilhan” was made Friday evening as part of Fresno State's Cineculture series....

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