Houston (Texas), début de la première Guerre du Golfe. Jasira, 13 ans, emménage chez son père libanais, renvoyée par sa mère qui supporte mal qu'elle plaise un peu trop à son petit ami. Jasira produit un effet certain sur les hommes ; en particulier sur son nouveau voisin, M. Vuoso, un 'patriote' de l'âge de son père qui laisse négligemment des magazines Playboy sur la table basse du salon... Mais tout cela semble peu à côté des remarques désobligeantes que suscite la peau mate de Jasira. Embarrassée par un corps dont les réactions lui échappent, trop bridée par son père, agressée par son entourage, Jasira est perdue... Tout le monde cherche à la manipuler, sauf Melina, une voisine qui la prend sous son aile.
Summer in L.A., it's hot. Homeland Security has set the threat level at red; they're searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists. Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBI's attention; they investigate him. He has other problems: his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim; his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt. She has a non-Arab suitor of her own. Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesn't want to play only terrorists. Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects. What is the price of the American dream?
Generation One is a short documentary that explores the perspectives of the American-born children of Arab Muslim immigrants as they navigate their two identities. The film follows the life of a Palestinian-American named Hamoody as he decides to leave his tight-knit Arab community and pursue his independence. With vignette interviews from five other Arab-Americans to supplement Hamoody's story and expound upon certain themes, Generation One sheds light on a range of unique challenges found between the hyphens.
It's Ramadan in Dearborn, Michigan. Suffering from acute anxiety, Roshan meets up with a friend, only to find her plans for the night completely disrupted.
Steven Bassem spends his evenings at an upscale restaurant among the nouveau riche elite. But he's not there to dine; he's there to park cars. An all-but-invisible valet, Steven is acutely aware of his dead-end situation and begins to act out erratically.
The history of Arab-Americans and their contribution to the American fabric.
Tales from Arab Detroit is a video documentary offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives and struggles of the Arab American community in the Detroit tri-county area.