ISMAIL

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Adam Budron

Adam Budron is a Palestinian-American actor, writer, and producer represented by 3 ARTS ENTERTAINMENT. He portrays Sami in the Paramount+ espionage thriller Special Ops: Lioness. He most recently appears in the Sundance Grand Jury Nominated, "WILD INDIAN" with Jesse Eisenberg and stars across Whoopi Goldberg, in the dramatic indie "PALACE".  He can also be seen in the NBC drama series "THE BLACKLIST" in an highly emotional role as Bayram, spotlighting the horrors of refugee human-trafficking. He is also a co-producer on "If Birds Believed in God".

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MUHAMMAD

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Nasser Faris

Nasser Faris is an American actor, writer, producer originally from Egypt. He grew up in Los Angeles, CA. Although Faris has been acting throughout his life in theater, he began studying and acting professionally in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. Faris studied acting at the Wooly Mammoth Theater and the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, DC, the Herbert-Berghoff Studios in New York and the Beverly Hills Playhouse and the Groundlings in Los Angeles. He most recently starred in the world premier of "Two Things You Don't Talk About at Dinner" by Lisa Loomer at The Denver Center Theatre and "Rafta, Rafta" at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. His stage credits include the Moscow Arts Theatre's "The Shelter" at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles which received five Ovation Award nominations, including Best Ensemble. He has also worked on the films Jarhead and Ocean's 12

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LEILA

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Veracity Butcher

Veracity Butcher is an American actor of Moroccan and Cajun descent. Recent television and film credits include Bull; Law & Order: SVU; The Downpour; What Came After; Docket 32357; Alternatino (Comedy Central) and the title role in the feature film Marjoun and The Flying Headscarf. She began acting for both stage and screen during her youth in New York City, where she also trained in Opera (Mezzo-Soprano), Modern Dance, and Tap. She graduated from Middlebury College with high honors in Theatre and Arabic. Veracity has performed as lead singer for her band, VIOLETS, at venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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FARHA

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 Leyla Modirzadeh

 Leyla Modirzadeh is an Iranian American performer, visual artist, and educator. She has acted in theatres across the country including Wisdom Bridge Theatre, (Chicago), A Contemporary Theatre, The Group Theatre, (Seattle), The Kennedy Center, (DC), Golden Thread Theatre (SF), Speakeasy Stage (Boston), New York Theatre Workshop, Noor Theatre, and The Clarke Theatre at Lincoln Center (NYC). She founded Two Little Heads Productions, a film and video production company in New York City.

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KHALID

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Jade Ziane

Jade Ziane is an actor, writer, producer known for 90 Beats Per Minute, FBI: Most Wanted (2020) and The Milk Tea (2018). Previous Off Broadway credits include: Mint in Tennessee Williams 1982 at SOHO Rep; Piero in Big Love at Michael Schimmel Center; Ali in Queens Blvd at Theatre Row. 

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YOUNG BOY

Eyas Elkhateeb

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INTERVIEWER (ISAAC)

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Ron Fallica

Ron Fallica is an American actor, producer, director, and portrait photographer from Long Island, New York known for Stranger Things (2016), Drought (2020) and Good Behavior (2016).

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