Ibrahim Traore
Acting
Biography
Ibrahim Traore is an American-born actor, raised in New York City. At the age of 11 he attended boarding school in Gambia (West Africa) for 4 years and 2 years in Mali (West Africa), In those years he learned to speak multiple African languages and can read and write Arabic fluently. Some of his work include playing lead and or supporting characters in several short films, some of which have gone to Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Austin, NiteHawk, HollyShorts, and Pan-African Film Festival, to name a few.
Known For
Esosa, Fatouma, and Giselle, three women trafficked as teenagers who reunite seventeen years later to dismantle the powerful men behind their pain. From the streets of Lagos to the shadows of Abidjan and Cotonou, they execute a cold, calculated mission, each move sharpened by trauma, sisterhood, and strategy.
3 Cold Dishes
In present-day Queens, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.
Leylak
Yakup, a Turkish music teacher seeking political asylum in New York, is trying to keep his head above water as he navigates the US immigration system. Working illegally in a restaurant kitchen with a lively group of fellow immigrants, he is laser focused on laying the groundwork to bring his wife and daughter abroad. In a desperate attempt to expedite the process, he seeks help from a group of shady fellow countrymen who resort to risky methods to get people out of Turkey. But things quickly go sideways and chances to reunite with his loved ones deteriorate by the minute.