Producers Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams have enlisted Lena Dunham (Girls) to pen an adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s non-fiction book A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, which is being developed as a feature by Paramount Pictures and Amblin Partners.The book tells the true story of Doaa Al Zamel, a Syrian refugee who fled Egypt […]
J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg teaming for Syrian refugee drama
Powerhouse producers J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg are teaming for a big screen adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s non-fiction book A Hope More Powerful Than the See: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival. The book details the harrowing survival story of Doaa Al Zamel, a Syrian woman fleeing Egypt for Sweden, who found […]
