Cultural Heritage

ADC’s culture work puts storytelling at the heart of our mission—spotlighting Arab creativity across Hollywood, food, music, art, and literature, and growing new platforms for our voices. ArabCon 2025 is our premier convening, bringing together our community’s—and our allies’—most influential culture movers and shakers to spark collaboration and amplify impact.

This year, in partnership with Watermelon Pictures, we launched the Ali Brothers’ Excellence in Film Award to identify and empower emerging filmmakers who will tell our stories with authenticity and power. Through these efforts, culture remains the epicenter of how we build understanding, pride, and lasting change.

Our culture work is empowered through daily advocacy, narrative shaping, and convenings that birth critical creative partnerships.