First films are never easy.
He has since worked in some capacity on the camera unit of all of Q.T.'s films. But what he really wanted to do was direct. The film has garnered favorable reviews, prestigious fest spots, the International Critic's Prize at last year's Toronto Film Festival and is opening this Friday in the U.S. via Cowboy Booking International . Doueiri spoke to indieWIRE about his rise from Tarantino's camera operator to full-fledged director, breaking into the industry, and just paying the rent. It's sometimes a tedious and boring job.