Sand, Screen, and Star Power: How Gulf Money and Arab Talent Are Rewriting Hollywood's Playbook
A new wave of Middle Eastern producers, financiers, and storytellers is quietly — and sometimes loudly — planting its flag in the heart of the American entertainment industry. From Netflix co-productions backed by Gulf capital to Arab-American directors landing major studio deals, the shift is real, it's accelerating, and it's changing what stories get told on screen.