A Texas resident and entrepreneur, Jamal Daniel is the chairman of The Levantine Foundation, an organization that promotes the history of the people who live in the Levant region surrounding the Mediterranean, existing between Syria and Egypt. Jamal Daniel is also the founder of Levantine Films with offices in Los Angeles and New York City. The film production company is known for producing character-driven stories, such as Blinded by the Light (2019). In recent years, the film company has produced movies that have experienced extreme success, including its Academy Award-nominated Hidden Figures (2017), Beasts of No Nation (2015), which won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice International Film Festival, and the Fundamentals of Caring (2016), which premiered as the closing night film. Levantine Films's Blinded by the Light (2019) is a coming-of-age tale about a Muslim teenager who grows up in the late 1980's Britain. In the film, the teenager deals with growing up in an environment where the austere politics of the Margaret Thatcher administration and Bruce Springsteen-known for his Born in the USA anthem conveying freedom-are in conflict. In the end, the boy finds his identity through Springsteen’s music. Released last year, the film was picked up by New Line Cinema.

1. Jamal Daniel

2. A Texas resident and entrepreneur, Jamal Daniel is the chairman of The Levantine
Foundation, an organization that promotes the history of the people who live in the Levant
region surrounding the Mediterranean, existing between Syria and Egypt. Jamal Daniel is
also the founder of Levantine Films with offices in Los Angeles and New York City.
The film production company is known for producing character-driven stories, such as
Blinded by the Light (2019). In recent years, the film company has produced movies that
have experienced extreme success, including its Academy Award-nominated Hidden
Figures (2017), Beasts of No Nation (2015), which won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at
the Venice International Film Festival, and the Fundamentals of Caring (2016), which
premiered as the closing night film.

3. Levantine Films's Blinded by the Light (2019) is a coming-of-age tale about a Muslim
teenager who grows up in the late 1980's Britain. In the film, the teenager deals with
growing up in an environment where the austere politics of the Margaret Thatcher
administration and Bruce Springsteen-known for his Born in the USA anthem
conveying freedom-are in conflict. In the end, the boy finds his identity through
Springsteen’s music. Released last year, the film was picked up by New Line Cinema.