Abraham's children

DVD - 2010

"What does it mean to be young and Muslim in today's America? 'Abraham's children' takes us into the lives of 10 Muslim American adolescents, ranging in age from 10 to 17 years old, to share in their experiences and hear their stories in their own words"--Container.

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Published
New York, NY : Cinema Guild 2010.
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Junoon (Musical group), Cinema Guild
Corporate Authors
Junoon (Musical group) (-), Cinema Guild
Other Authors
Nina Froriep (-), Salman Ahmad
Item Description
Originally produced in 2009.
Special feature: trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD-R; NTSC all regions.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Claudia Raschke-Robinson ; editor, Terry Katz ; music, Salman Ahmad & Junoon.
ISBN
9780781513685
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 7 Up-Viewers are welcomed into the homes of several American Muslim families, giving us the privilege of witnessing their most private, profound moments. Urban and suburban, Pakistani, Palestinian, Caucasian, and African-American, each family brings a different perspective to the traditions they have in common. The articulate teenagers steal the show with their irreverence and humor. Although the family profiled in the first few minutes of the film appears a bit stiff and scripted, the other families are absolutely delightful. A classic coming-of-age theme-one of questioning and searching for identity-threads together the disparate teenagers' stories. One girl, a figure-skater, makes peace with the competing demands of her religion and sport. Others grapple with questions about friends, college applications, home-schooling, fasting, karate, and becoming engaged at 14. The teenagers' stories are paramount-there is no narrator, and only a few captions to guide us. It is refreshing to learn history and vocabulary through the teenagers rather than professors or scholars. There is no agenda to this film other than an open, free discussion. Even the most devout of the teenagers lack dogmatism and speak candidly. Highly recommended to foster dialogue about religion.-Jess deCourcy Hinds, Bard High School, Early College Queens, Long Island City, NY (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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