In 2020 we were fortunate to receive a donation of a piece of Hollywood history from director and proud Arab American Lexi Alexander. She sent us the clapperboard for the 2007 film The Punisher: War Zone, which she directed.
A new report on MENA (Middle East and North African) people in Hollywood shows that MENA characters in prime-time television shows are almost always portrayed in the context of terrorism. The group behind the report, the MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition hopes to educate the general public about the lack of diverse characters and actors from the MENA region.