Yassin Terou fled Syria with a suitcase and a few hundred dollars. He knew no one in Knoxville, Tennessee, and he spoke no English, but he went there to rebuild his life and pursue his dream of perfect falafel anyway. Every business starts with a dream, and Square exists to serve them—every kind of dream. “Yassin Falafel” is our first short film chronicling our remarkable sellers and their tireless pursuit of their dreams. –––––––––– Production Company: Even/Odd Executive Producers: Malcolm Pullinger & Mohammad Gorjestani Creative Director: Malcolm Pullinger Director: Mohammad Gorjestani Producer: Ashley Rodholm Director of Photography: Devin Whetstone Colorist: Ayumi Ashley Sound Design/Mix: Joel Raabe Composer: Keith Kenniff Square Creative Team: Creative Director: Sean Conroy Head of Production: Justin Lomax Editor: Carl Sturgess Assistant Editor: Steven Dupré Post Production Supervisor: Nicholas Brown Production Coordinator: Lisa Yadao –––––––––– “One of my dreams is to get our message everywhere. Even the people who decide, oh, they don’t like Muslims, they don’t like refugees, they don’t like immigrants, we have to change their ideas about it. And that’s our job and that’s our message. If you believe in something, you don’t have to leave it and just go. I say, “No.” We’re going to keep the American dream going because this country is for everybody.”

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