Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 03-31-2009 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV
Arab in America, parodies the hardships of Middle Easterners and Muslims living in the United States of America and the real-life experiences of American filmmaker Nabil Abou-Harb, 24. The comedy short is the grand prize winner of this year’s “One Nation, Many Voices” and chronicles the journey of an American-born Arabic character and his plight to find a job in America’s post-9/11 atmosphere. “Osama”, a recent college graduate, cannot get anyone to hire him so he resorts to a drastic measure: he changes his name from “Osama Ahmed Abou-Bakr” to the more appealing “Samuel Adam Baker”. Instantly, he’s offered a high-paying job at a prestigious company. However, concealing his true identity turns into a daunting task that unfortunately “Sam” cannot keep up and eventually comes clean.
It’s pretty funny!
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