“We should tell our stories”: Bard Alum Youssef Kerkour ’00 Is Knocking Down Arab Stereotypes, One Role at a Time
The Moroccan actor has been nominated for a Bafta for his role as Syrian refugee Sami Ibrahim in the British comedy series Home. “I’d like our stories to be told in a more authentic, humane way,” he says. The entertainment industry “is literally your country's flag that travels all around the ether and plants itself in somebody else's brain” he says. “Who tells your story when you're Arab? It should be us.”
Post Date: 06-21-2020
Post Date: 06-21-2020