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For press inquiries, contact

Susan Norget
susan@norget.com

 

Press

    • “A hopeful cycle, working on healing, redemption and just plain living.” (NY TIMES CRITICS PICK)

       

    • “A Newark Black Muslim tries to keep the faith in lyrical observation doc” (Variety)

 

    • “Two Gods: A Tale of Friendship and Mentorship” (Vice)

       

    • “A Timely Portrait of Lives Lost and Redeemed” (Hollywood Reporter)

       

    • “An alternative portrayal of the American Muslim community, one that defies stereotypical depictions” (Washington Post)

       

    • “Beauty and tragedy overlap here in a way that feels personal and profound.” (SF Chronicle)

       

    • Columbus filmmaking brothers explore faith, renewal and healing in Muslim-American community (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

       

    • “A poetic meditation on life, death and the struggle to survive in between” (Filmmaker Magazine)

       

    • “This is real cinema vérité, one that gives say to those who often remain voiceless (Film Forward)

       

    • “We are blessed with both the craft and the documentation of sublime empathy that Ali brings to the film” (POV Magazine)

 

    • “It’s a moving, profound odyssey” (Hammer to Nail)

 

    • “Stands as a testimony to the importance of community support and the healing powers of the rituals that surround grief in any religion.” (Eye For Film)

 

 

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