Pomegranate by Weam Namou: on VOD Platforms and DVD on March 4

Dramedy Portraying Culture Clash Between Muslims and Iraqi Christians in Suburban Michigan During Election Season 2016 on VOD and DVD March 4, 2025

Los Angeles, CA (March 19, 2025). Freestyle Digital Media is the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group. It proudly announces the acquisition of VOD rights to the culture clash dramedy Pomegranate. Which will be available to rent/own on all global digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms. As well as on DVD, starting March 4, 2025. The March release date coincides with both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8^th).

Set during the U.S. presidential election season of 2016. Pomegranate tells the story of a young, liberal, Iraqi Muslim refugee who struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of well-to-do, conservative Chaldeans (Iraqi Christians). Niran, age 20, is a politically liberal Muslim who wears fashionable hijabs and tight clothes, and lives with her family in a predominately Christian Iraqi suburb of Detroit, Michigan, nicknamed Little Baghdad. ” Directly across the street lives her nemesis, Mary, a politically conservative Christian who has a statue of the Virgin Mary in her front yard next to a large “Make America Great Again” sign.

Niran struggles with her identity while battling her family’s fears of deprivation and demands of loyalty to Muslim traditions. Inspired by her idol Enheduanna, the first recorded writer in history and famed priestess of Ancient Mesopotamia, Niran navigates societal challenges, fights against cultural stereotypes, and most of all, aims to make her voice heard by all around her. With a desire to study, work, and love, Niran rediscovers her purpose in life. But surrounded by strong, opinionated women, can she live up to their expectations while meeting her own?

The Official Trailer for Pomegranate Directed by Weam Namou

The first Iraqi-American narrative film is led by a creative team from the community being portrayed. Pomegranate, was written and directed by an Iraqi woman, Weam Namou. Pomegranate has won over 30 international film awards. It was produced by Sam Sako and executive produced by Scott Rosenfelt (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza). The cast features Sam Rahmani (‘Niran’), Zain Shami (‘Hassina’), and Ismail Taher (‘Ali’). Natally Boutrus (‘Mary’), Lamar Babi (‘Matthew’), and Basim Alameen (‘Sermad’), Amanda Kashat (‘Nisreen’), and Jordyn Kashat (‘Fatima’).

Pomegranate has won over 30 international film awards. It was produced by Sam Sako and executive produced by Scott Rosenfelt (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza).

“Pomegranate is more than a movie. It’s a window into the authentic lives of Middle Easterners, especially women. Who have long been confined to stereotypes,” said filmmaker Weam Namou. “By understanding the beauty, struggles, and resilience of these lives, we open the door to a more connected, compassionate world.”

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