Iraqi Muthana Mohmed longs to become a prominent filmmaker. In the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom, MTV airs a story about Mohmed, and filmmaker Liev Schreiber decides to help make his dreams come true. Schreiber and his team invite Mohmed to intern on the set of their movie Everything Is Illuminated. Mohmed is met with open arms and boundless enthusiasm, but the reality of this cultural exchange is far different from the idealized visions of its architects. Frustrations rapidly mount. Mohmed is appalled by what’s asked of him, while his supervisors find it difficult to fathom his lack of interest. Filmmaker Nina Davenport, recruited to document a few days on the set, quickly realizes the fairytale is developing into a far knottier narrative. As she follows Mohmed’s journey toward his dream, doing her best to support his actions and iron out the misunderstandings, the distinctions between collaboration and manipulation continue to blur. Davenport navigates good intentions gone awry, including her own, in this candid examination of influence and filmmaking.  ST