as a mixed SWANA/latina VA, sumeru and natlan were both super special to me, i was so hyped for both! though not perfect, i appreciated the authentic rep in the ENG VO cast during sumeru. i wish it was prioritized in natlan as well. i know we can do better!!
⭐️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️
I can’t believe it actually happened but…
I voice Goli in
@GenshinImpact
3.4! This is all I’m going to talk about forever. Thank you so much to
@brookchalmersvo
,
@miHoYo
and the team
@FormosaInteract
for making my Genshin debut so wonderful!
the problem with modern online voice acting is that no one is allowed to be a beginner anymore!! unpaid fan projects are like “XLR mic required, experienced actors in anime, and perfect quality please” like?? bro.
i have so many friends in the cast and they’re all super talented + i know they wouldn’t intentionally take roles they don’t authentically represent so I know it’s not on them!!
but yeah i was expecting to see more latino rep in the cast! as a mexican VA (1/2)
authentic casting is important and natlan’s cast is extremely disappointing.
no disrespect to the actors themselves, i don’t know the specs of casting, i don’t know if they even knew it was for genshin or had any idea it was for natlan.
my disrespect goes to casting. 🧵
W 😎 Also, if anyone in casting needs recommendations for amazing SWANA/MENA talent to replace him, I have a whole list of MENA male voice actors who I know do wonderful jobs with their work. <3
#GenshinImpact
Dear Travelers,
After communications with the voice recording agency, we hereby confirm that Elliot Gindi, the English voice actor for Tighnari will no longer be voicing the character in subsequent versions due to a breach of contract.
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I’m so excited to announce that I will be joining the cast of
#OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways
as Nicolas Suarez! Make sure to check out the DLC once it comes out!
Thank you to
@Patch_Games
for having me :)
There’s a huge barrier to access for POC actors. A lot of us didn’t have access to the industry. A lot of us don’t have the funds for training. A lot of us are turned away from the beginning. Being first generation, I had to figure everything out all on my own. (1/3)
💫 CHARACTER DEMO REEL 💫
An excited inventor, a sea creature attack, a tense family moment, a cryptid obsessed boy, and an evil princess? Check me out!
So excited to share my new demo!
Script/Dir/Mix/Music:
@JustRandyGreer
Visual Card:
@emerichase
Art:
@aetherarest
Thank you Sumeru 🥹
I got to be a small part of Sumeru and I’m forever grateful for it.
My culture was at the forefront of a game as significant as
@GenshinImpact
. I got to join my SWANA peers and represent my culture! I had a great time :)
Resonating with my fellow Sumerian cast members, but thank you to everyone who joined us.
Thank you
@GenshinImpact
for allowing me to voice some amazing characters through the story of this land.
Everyone in Teyvat may have forgotten her…
But we won’t…
#Rukkhadevata
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I’m excited to announce I voice Jennie in this wonderful short film by Jaron Weatherly and the rest of the team :) It was an honor!
You can watch the film here:
i was so excited for natlan and the opportunity to see some latino rep in a big game like this!! sumeru was really cool in the fact that it had so many cast members who authentically represented SWANA characters!! i hope going forward, we can have that again. ❤️🩹
⭐️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️
It’s my first live action dub role! I voice Mara, one of the main characters, in “The Right Distance”! You can watch it now on
@PrimeVideo
:)
Thank you to
@DataDaveTV
and
@funkaarpur
for the opportunity to give Mara an English voice!
Remote work is literally the best thing that happened to VO. So much new talent, so much inclusivity of disabled and immunocompromised people, so many opportunities for representation. Getting rid of it is just taking a step in the wrong direction :(
im not arguing with the “authentic casting doesn’t matter in voice acting” crowd, I said what I said and it’s what I believe. anyway! hello to my new followers we will continue to fight for authentic rep together ⭐️🫶
In the wonderful month that is Arab American Heritage month, let me remind you…
If you have a MENA/SWANA character in your project, please have a MENA/SWANA VA! Please make sure that the person you’re choosing can authentically represent that identity!!
“The bell tolls, playing the rites of the people, praising the voices of humanity…”
I am the EN voice of Du Ruo in
@PathtoNowhereEN
! 🦋
thank you to
@littlevomama
and the whole team at
@voicetraxwest
for having me! 🕊️
■ DisCars Awards Ceremony
What a dazzling night with this universe of stars! Welcome to DisCars Awards Ceremony, Chief! Come and see what surprises Owo and Deren have prepared for you!
Official Youtube link:
#PathtoNowhere
#PTN
You ever see a cast list and its like 99% familiar names? cool.
u know what would also be cool? seeing a cast list and barely recognizing any of the names 😎 new talent babey
btw it’s fine to want good quality for unpaid projects, because some people just do these things for fun and to have a hobby, it’s not a crime to want good audio, but it’s unfair to expect that from actors who you’re not paying
Like I am not surprised anymore but I’m just so. disappointed.
is local talent really more valuable than authentic representation? a MENA/SWANA lead in anime is almost unheard of and we are already the most underrepresented group. we DESERVE to tell our own stories. sigh.
It's very disappointing that, despite all the resources publicly available to find diverse talent, minority voice actors still cannot have the opportunity to represent themselves for a (extremely rare/groundbreaking!!) minority lead in anime.
ESPECIALLY a MENA queer lead.
Derek DLC Giveaway!
@Patch_Games
gave me a steam key for the DLC, and I thought I’d give it away in honor of the launch! To enter, all you have to do is comment ur fav character below! 🫶 Deadline is pretty quick, so enter by October 2nd 11:59 cst!
#OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways
Oh my god??? Thank you guys for the love 😭 I’ve never gotten 1000 likes on a tweet before omg
I don’t want to blow up the TL so I can’t respond to everyone but I appreciate all of you!!! 🥹♥️ I’m so happy
⭐️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️
I can’t believe it actually happened but…
I voice Goli in
@GenshinImpact
3.4! This is all I’m going to talk about forever. Thank you so much to
@brookchalmersvo
,
@miHoYo
and the team
@FormosaInteract
for making my Genshin debut so wonderful!
AND ANOTHER ONE!!
I also got to voice Toph in the official
#WEBTOON
dub of
#AvatarTheLastAirbender
: The Promise over at
@MerryMooStudio
! This one was soo fun go check it out at the link!
Thanks to Nickelodeon, Dark Horse Comics, Webtoon, and Merry Moo Studio for having me! 💚
Flamio, Hotman!
We just released TWO new comic dubs from
#AvatarTheLastAirbender
: The Promise, which you can now read on
@webtoonofficial
!
Thank you Webtoon, Dark Horse Comics, and Nickelodeon for this amazing opportunity!
Yip Yip!🌊🔥🪨💨
#WEBTOONAmbassador
The new Ulukita update is now available! 🏜️🐫
New monsters, gear, and stories await you in the Exalted Land!
Here's a special coupon to celebrate!
🎁 GETA-TORS-SHOE-SNOW 🎁
Available until Dec 13, 2023!
Watch the full overview below!
📺
Happy Arab American Heritage Month! I was able to lend my voice to ABCMouse for their Arab American Heritage Month lessons! You can hear me as a cute stick figure sister! Anyone with kiddos might find it fun to learn about
#NAAHM
this April with ABCMouse!
I hope one day, some casting director will give me a chance, so I can prove that I can do the thing
every actor had their 1st anime role, 1st animation role, etc. that gets me through the hard days, just thinking if I get that 1st role to prove myself, I can go up from there!
⭐️ VISUAL REEL ⭐️
My name is Addie and I am a MENA/SWANA and Latina VA! I finally put together a little
#visualreel
of some of my past projects!
You can learn more about me and my studio at my website:
#voiceactor
#voiceover
#portfolio
your daily reminder to CAST MENA/SWANA VA’s FOR MENA/SWANA ROLES
especially if the character is actively engaging in our culture 🫶 please and thank you
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I had the honor of voicing the Evil Eye Jinn in
@Venommoe
’s comic dub of his project Jinn Hunter! It is a really cool story with incredible art, go give it a watch! Thank you to
@ChaoticVoicesYT
for having me! :)
ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT
I got to voice some extra characters in the English dub of the movie “Flocking”! It’s a very heavy subject matter so watch at your own risk. You can watch it now on
@PrimeVideo
!
Thank you to
@DataDaveTV
and
@funkaarpur
for the opportunity!
In honor of the spooky season, our
#WEBTOON
sponsored dub of
#Nevermore
is up on our channel! The actors involved in this production are absolutely phenomenal, and as a reader of Poe’s work, this was SO cool to work on! 🖤🎃
WATCH HERE ->>
🪷 ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 🪷
I voice Samira in the upcoming Strategy RPG: Gales of Nayeli! Check out her introduction below!
Thank you so much to
@BlindCoco
for having me! Go wishlist
@GalesOfNayeli
on Steam and check out the demo~
experience and equipment costs so much time and money!! so if you’re doing an unpaid project, just remember that people charge for their experience and equipment because it’s not just a hobby for a lot of us, it’s a job too
ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT
I am super excited to join the cast of
@TheStrataPod
for season 7! It was really fun and I can’t wait for y’all to listen to it! 🫶 Thanks for having me :)
I have so many new followers! 😅 Hi, I’m Addie! I’m a SWANA/MENA and Latine VA :)
I’m very vocal about SWANA rep in the voice acting world and I hope y’all will follow along and support my mission to get SWANA va’s more opportunities and increase our representation! 🫶
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I’m so excited to announce I voice Salvia in Moonbriar! Demo coming this summer! Thank you to
@JonOldblood
for having me :)
You can wishlist it here:
ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
I am voicing Candle in the official English dub of Dooro Bear! This series is incredibly cute and I am glad to be apart of it. Thank you
@JonDavidTalent
and
@AlphaAudioTeam
for the opportunity! :)
OK ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 🤌
If you’re mutuals with me and we don’t talk that much, PLEASE comment below! I need to get closer to y’all! I’m interested in hearing about the mundane routines of your day and ranting about shows together. HMU. ♥️
also I spoke about the VO because im apart of the voice acting community and that’s the issue that the tweet I was quoting was talking about but yes the bigger issue is in fact the butchered representation of the culture in the characters and the lack of melanin!!!
Hey, if you haven’t booked something in 2023 yet, don’t worry about it! (and I’m right there with you) 😉
I know it can be a big pressure to book that *first* thing of the year but things are also still slow around this time of year! You’re doing great :)
I’m kind of sad, I’m not gonna lie 🥲 Sometimes I feel like a bit of an outcast in this community. I am SO grateful for the friends I’ve made, but it feels like I’m on the outside looking in.
I hope I can at least make someone happy just once, even if I don’t quite fit in ♥️
Thank you for the love on Reina :,)
I can’t reply to everyone as to not spam the tl but I appreciate you all so much! Tbh, I was nervous about how my performance would be received in such a big game, but you all make me feel so welcome! ♥️
Out of my own curiosity, I must ask.
Remote VAs, since Crunchyroll made the move to just local talent, have any of y’all been able to work on anime remotely through any studios? If you are able to speak abt it (w/o breaking NDA lol), pls msg me!
It is our job to be good actors, but I also want to remind people who are very critical of certain performances that it is also the director’s job to get the reads that match the scene. Sometimes actors don’t even see the scene, they don’t hear the other actors, and we’re (1/2)
@senabryer
genuinely at first I didn’t know if any of them were latino, i didn’t want to assume they weren’t, but it’s really looking like there’s not a single latino VA which is kind of crazy
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I’m so excited to join the cast of
@souloperatorpod
as Anisha Amin! I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to work with this cast and crew and also… she’s Arab!! I love getting to step into more MENA roles :)
sometimes I’m scared I’ll be left behind… all of you are moving up so fast. it’s amazing to watch but also scary when you’re still at the bottom of the mountain. i’ll keep climbing though.
I'm so excited to announce that I voice Kweeko in S5 of Magic Mixies! 💫🩵
I had so much fun recording this and she is sooo cute, I can’t wait for y’all to see more of her! <3
Thank you to
@tribeaudio
and
@Moose_Toys
for having me!
I’ve booked something every month of 2022 besides January and I call that a win! Somehow I’ve managed a consistent booking rate even with the decreasing amount of auditions I’ve been doing 😭
Hoping the streak continues into 2023 🙏🏼
Listen, I always said I wanted to be in Genshin as an NPC. I think it would be fun to just offer you my goods. Let me offer you some goods pls
Now that so many of my friends are in Genshin, that goal is so much more important! Let me OFFER MY GOODS TO MY FRIENDS PLEASE
I didn’t have parents or older siblings to help me. I didn’t know anyone in the industry, or anyone who knows anyone in the industry. I had to use the Internet to find out what might be obvious to other people. I hope that in the future, more underrepresented groups (2/3)
✨🫀CAST ANNOUNCEMENT🫀✨
The "Body" Production Team/
@SystemsStudios
is THRILLED to bring on this amazing group of actors. Give them a follow and check out their work in the upcoming visual novel!
Cast tagged in replies
We all saw that bad take about separating your activism from your work… my activism is literally just supporting human rights so I won’t do that actually
anyway free palestine, more POC in VO, more trans people in VO, human rights!! woooo!!!!
🧚♀️⭐️ VISUAL REEL 2023 ⭐️🧚♀️
hi! my name is addie and I am a MENA/SWANA and latina voice actor! here is a visual reel of some of my past work. thank you to everybody who let me be apart of their projects <3
🖥
✉️ addienofal
@gmail
.com
will have access to the information they need to succeed. And I hope that underrepresented actors won’t be shut out because of their lack of knowledge or their lack of experience. We are trying our best! Please make things more accessible for POC actors. (3/3)
☁️ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT ☁️
I got to voice Ameera in Rahaf Fares' CCAD 2023 Thesis film, "Going Home"! I love being able to play more MENA characters and this film is so beautiful :)
You can watch it here:
If I never make it in this industry, my one flex will be trying to help other actors be seen and help them along with their career. That makes it all worth it.
ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT!
I’m late on this but I got to voice additional characters including the Assistant in the movie “Indecency” on
@PrimeVideo
:)
Thank you to
@DataDaveTV
and
@funkaarpur
again for having me!
I feel stagnant and I don’t know how to move forward. I’ve taken classes, submitted to rosters, direct marketed, auditioned, “networked”, and yet sometimes I feel like I’m moving backwards. The urge to quit grows stronger every day 🤩
Make friends!! Networking is obviously good for your career blah blah blah but also having friends who understand voice acting and can relate to you helps so much. You can ask for advice, celebrate your wins together, have a shoulder to cry on in tough times etc.
one day I’ll land an anime. i hope it’s soon bc I really just want to play in that space so bad :)
i want to show that a remote, swana va can do it. i want to be the new talent that people take a chance on 👀
This is what I’ve been saying! MENA/SWANA erasure in media is so overlooked. People seem unfazed by it. No one bats an eye.
Half of the SWANA auditions I see are open ethnicity. I feel like people don’t care if a project actually has SWANA rep.
💜 ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 💜
I’m the voice of Annabel Lee yet again in the
#WEBTOON
sponsored dub of
#Nevermore
Episode 28! Thank you to
@HelveticaDubs
for bringing me back! enjoy this romantic scene ~ 💕
watch it at the link below! ⬇️
Our
#WEBTOON
sponsored dub of
#Nevermore
Episode 28 by
@rednflynn
is up on our channel!! This series is so visually beautiful, and having that combined with two amazing actors is the icing on the cake 🥹💜
Link ->>
If I made a private twitter for my mutuals to follow, would y’all follow it? 🫢
I dearly miss circles and being annoying so if you would like to opt into me being annoying, please let me know thank you 😌
Promoting MENA voice actors (8):
Nazeeh Tarsha! Nazeeh is a half Palestinian and half Syrian voice actor who has starred in SMITE, Fire Emblem Heroes, Ranking of Kings, Horimiya, and MANY MANY more! He’s got so much to show, and he’s an amazing actor!
@NazeehTarsha
The only thing that rivals my love of cheese is
@TheHowardWang
's passion for 🎾The Prince of Tennis🎾. Kudos to him as well as
@SoundCadence
for the herculean task they've undertaken.
Thank you for bringing me on to voice Senri Chitose in the dub!
Catch it on
@Crunchyroll
!
My Time at Sandrock Early Access is released!
It was such a fun opportunity to be able to voice Elsie in-game! The voiceover directing team from Beijing (Gemiuster Game Creative Art) worked really hard to bring this beautiful world to life!
@PatheaGames
@gemiuster
im so proud of myself y’all. i emerged from the depressive episode and caught up on most of my projects. im so excited to finish these up and move onto new things after a nice vacation 😎
i will regress back into the depression soon bc thats the way it goes but for now im proud
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I’m excited to announce I voice Kiani Riordan in this audiodrama “Viva La Pluto”! This one has been a long time in the works and everyone is incredible :) Tune in September 17th!
This
#AudioDramaSunday
, I’m thrilled to announce that ‘Viva La Pluto’, a sci-fi audiodrama full of adventure and found family, is coming out September 17th!!
🔦 ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 🔦
hey this is out! i got to voice pen in episode 2 of “Big Shot & Friends”! he’s such a cutie and this show is really great! thanks to
@NelsonAbregoVA
for having me!
check it out here:
obv as a palestinian VA I will be participating in this! i will help voice your OC’s ~
#VoiceActorsforPalestine
please participate in this fundraiser 🙏🏼
VOICE ACTORS FOR PALESTINE is a fundraiser by over 50 talented VA's--starting in 3 DAYS!
Need a voice for your OC? A birthday message from your favorite character? Fill out our form!
Requests OPEN: Feb 18
Requests CLOSE: Feb 25
#VoiceActorsforPalestine
#OperationOliveBranch
me when one VO agent says they hate demo reels & one VO agent says the most important thing is a demo reel and one VO agent says they probably won’t listen to your submission and another VO agent says they listen to everything they get in their email and ME WHEN ANOTHER VO AGENT-
Promoting MENA voice actors (9):
Cristina Vee! Cristina is a part Lebanese VA who has starred in Miraculous Ladybug, My Hero Academia, Sailor Moon, Genshin Impact, HxH, and many more! She is truly an icon in this industry! Check out her con dates below!
@CristinaVee
my heart hurts for my dad, who has to just sit and watch his country be bombed, his people be murdered, and he can’t do anything about it because he can’t return to his own home. if you support Israel, block me genuinely.
I’m gonna say it: it bothers me that people will only see you as a representative for your community when you’re in something moderately big or “successful”. whatever “successful” means.
It feels like people won’t listen until you’re popular lol
I’ll keep screaming though 🫡