030 - Founding the First Muslim-American Casting Agency (Serena Rasoul)

Serena Rasoul started her acting career in 2013 by appearing on the award-winning House of Cards. She founded Muslim American Casting to highlight incredible Muslim talent and to consult industry professionals on how to best include Muslims in the creative process. We’ll be discussing her journey as an actress, what sparked her inspiration into founding Muslim American Casting, changing the tide of Muslim representation in the industry, and more. 2:08 - Becoming an actress  9:25 - Being a Palestinian-American Muslim in the Film Industry   15:57 - Nouri and Serena tag team and ask Hasnain about doing intimacy and hope in the film industry scenes  27:15 - We get into Muslim-American Casting   42:58 - Why is it important to have correct representation of Muslims in film?  52:13 - What is the future of American-Muslim Casting? -- 786 Boulevard is a podcast by Nouri Sardar & Hasnain Ali, who gather Muslims of all kinds to discuss culture, art, spirituality, and how the three intertwine.     We're on the Podcast platforms below - subscribe!   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3f1svZ0  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/786boulevard  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cDTnNf  Check us out on Instagram: @786Boulevard  And Twitter: @786Boulevard