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Samir (Ramy’s Laith Nakli), a Syrian-Egyptian immigrant, has built a tenuous life for himself and his young son in Brooklyn. After years of working as an informant for the FBI, an opportunity arises to tell a lie that might end the deportation proceedings threatening to separate him from his son and their new home. Samir must decide how far he will go to protect his hard-earned place in the country.

From writer-director Julian Joslin and Academy Award-winning Executive Producer Sam Rockwell, No Longer Suitable for Use is an incisive snapshot of a life ensnared in an expansive surveillance state, and of the compromises and sacrifices a father will make to protect his family.

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Tribeca Film Festival (World Premiere), HollyShorts Film Festival (Opening Night), Montclair Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Short Cuts Film Festival