Bismillah

Bismillah follows the beginnings of one Muslim woman’s groundbreaking struggle against America’s political structure. The film tells the story of Farheen Hakeem, a feisty 31-year-old Muslim Girl Scout troop leader who puts herself under public scrutiny by taking part in the consummate patriotic act—running for office. Farheen’s challenge: to tackle head-on the assumptions our society makes about Muslims today. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Farheen is the first Muslim woman to run for office in Minnesota. She is not your typical Muslim woman. She covers her head but hugs men. She is neither apologetic for her religious beliefs nor silent about the biases she sees in her community. She lives the phrase emblazoned on her favorite t-shirt: “This is what a radical Muslim feminist looks like.”

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Brasslands

A tiny Serbian village explodes with brass cacophony and riotous celebration as half a million fans descend upon Guča, the world’s largest trumpet competition. An unlikely New York City brass band voyages to represent the U.S.— the first Americans ever to compete, only a decade after NATO bombs rocked Belgrade. The hopes and fears of a diverse international cast of Gypsies, right-wing nationalists, and Serbian locals collide at a moment when cultural appropriation confronts its origin. Brasslands offers an intimate and sometimes unsettling portrait of how disparate societies search for common ground, amidst infectious Balkan beats that leave no ear unaffected.

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Burma Soldier

The powerful story of a former junta member and Burmese soldier who risks everything to become a pro-democracy activist.

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Camp Victory, Afghanistan

Camp Victory, Afghanistan follows the stories of the unlikely people who have been given a nearly impossible and yet essential task to craft a peaceful, secure, and orderly 21st century nation out of a war-torn, corrupt, stratified, and archaic Afghanistan

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Cherry Blossom

Set in the Chinese community of a low income American suburb, “Cherry Blossom” tells the extraordinary story of a little girl gifted with psychic powers that her parents choose to exploit in order to elevate the family from its social condition.

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Citizen

In an eerie not-too-distant future, a young man tries to escape from his homeland in the dead of winter. As this teenage boy is chased by hunters through the harsh wilderness approaching the border, he recalls the perilous steps of his journey and the fateful doctor’s visit that motivated his departure. Boy or Man? Hero or Traitor? Refugee of Fugitive?

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