Michael Kamel

Film at Mason alum Michael Kamel has a new and impactful job working as a Video Fellow at Buzzfeed. Kamel’s productions will focus on Arab representation and unpack bias through humor. His first Buzzfeed video Arabs Try Dessert Hummus for the First Time has already garnered over 100k+ views! He visited Professor G Chesler’s course Interactive Storytelling for Social Change to talk to students about how this class informed his practice, how he works for social justice for Palestinian communities through his films and festival work, and his job at the Smithsonian prior to Buzzfeed. Commenting on his Buzzfeed video, Kamel says, "Life is absurd, so I find humor to be an accessible and fun way to dive into issues that impact our lives. In the grand scheme, dessert hummus isn't a big deal per se, but it raises questions of cultural appropriation versus fusion!"