Arabic, Missiles, Islam - Oh My!
“Arab in America” is the humorous tale
of Osama Ahmed Abou-Bakr, a fresh marketing graduate looking
for work in America’s post-9/11 atmosphere. Growing up as a
Muslim in the American public school system, Sam always
looked to the future, hoping that adults would be more
mature. In Sam’s mind, graduating meant life getting
easier. He’ll quickly realize, however, that there is no
such “maturity” in the corporate world and is quickly
confronted with a choice. Continue to play by the rules –
or take matters into his own hands and take advantage of the
system.
Electing to take
advantage, Sam quickly changes his identity and is
accepted into the world he worked so hard to become a part
of. Unfortunately, Sam finds out that keeping up the false
persona is much, much harder than it seems. With a barrage
of colorful characters like Italian mobsters, illegal
Mexican landscapers, wrongfully imprisoned African
Americans, southern good-old-boys, the NSA, the INS, the TSA,
the Police Department, and pesky Aryan school children, Sam
indeed has his work cut out for him. Can Osama’s
inner-morality survive the amount of lies needed in order to
keep his job? Or will the infinite powers of American
culture cause an emotional collapse? Find out – in the new
Five On Fifty Films production of “Arab in America!"
About the Film/Pilot!
Paralleling real life events
experienced by script writer/director, Nabil Abou-Harb and
his family, “Arab in America” offers a comical view on
America’s newest black sheep: Arabs. Following Sam’s
travels, the audience will experience heightened instances
of discrimination, racism, prejudice, and down-right
ignorance. Hoping to shed light on the struggles of 7
million American Arabs and 6 million American Muslims –
“Arab in America” tries to show every American just how hard
it is… and hopefully laugh out loud during the process.
Arab! in America! is a competitive short film. Upon
completion, it will be entered in film festivals across the
world with the hopes of broadening the project to new
horizons. Nabil Abou-Harb and Colin Ferri have already
started development on morphing Arab! in America! into a
television sitcom. Using the short as a platform for
expansion, the sitcom will share many of the same aspects of
the original. For more information on the future plans
of Arab! in America! please contact Five On Fifty Films at
arabinamerica@fiveonfifty.com. |
