Description
As a teenager in 1980s Harlem, Alaudin Ullah was swept up in the revolutionary energy of early hip hop and turned away from his Bangladeshi Muslim heritage. Years later, facing the Islamophobia of post-9/11 Hollywood, he sets out to understand the parents and history he never fully knew.
Travelling from New York to rural Bangladesh, Ullah uncovers a remarkable, largely forgotten story of Bengali Muslim migrants who, navigating racist Asian Exclusion Laws, made homes, marriages and communities alongside African American and Puerto Rican New Yorkers.
Blending family memory, migration history and music, this award-winning documentary is a powerful exploration of identity, inheritance and belonging across generations and continents, featuring a soundtrack by Vijay Iyer, Zakir Hussain, Ganavya, Imani Uzuri and Yosvany Terry.
Runtime: 84 minutes
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