After Akkad’s golden age fractured under drought and famine, the Gutians swept in from the mountains and shattered the world Sargon built, leaving the empire’s capital lost to history. This chapter ...

Sumerian Pictures has followed up its splashy acquisition of Sundance hit Josephine with a comedy from the festival.

Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves and Channing Tatum in "Josephine" by Beth de Araújo, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Greta Zozula) “Josephine ...

Sumerian Pictures has clinched U.S. rights for Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition and Audience Award winner Josephine in a competitive seven-figure deal, committing to a major theatrical release and ...

Akkad assumed his current position at Meta in 2022, having joined the company in 2017. In February 2025, Meta launched Meta AI in MENA with full availability in the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, ...

Sumerian, which was founded by Ash Avildsen as an artist-led independent creative studio and recently expanded into film distribution, has committed to a major theatrical release and awards campaign ...

A veteran staffer of the New York City Health Department said he wished all Israelis were wiped off the Earth in a vile X post recently dug up. “1 Israeli left in this world would be one too many!” ...

Today, the scarab remains a focus of popular devotion through a tourist tradition: people circle it - often seven times - seeking luck, love, or a wish fulfilled, echoing (in a modern, secular form) ...

The civilisation weakened when city rulers began fighting with each other. Flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the Elamites ...

"Josephine," the psychological thriller starring Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and newcomer Mason Reeves that won both the audience and jury awards at Sundance, was acquired for domestic distribution by ...