America ReFramed: New Muslim Cool
- Feature Film
- 2013
- 97 Mins
After pulling himself out of a drug dealing street life, Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Pérez became a Muslim, and moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family and take his message of faith to other young people through hard-hitting hip-hop music. But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world, and himself.
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Film Credits
- Jennifer Maytorena Taylor Director, Producer
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- Mark Knobil Cinematographer
- Jon Shenk Cinematographer
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- David Sarasti Cinematographer
- Kenji Yamamoto Editor
- Chris Strollo Original Music
Critical Acclaim
Ginia Bellafante, The New York TimesNew Muslim Cool possesses a kind of beauty that sneaks up on you: it is in Hamza's humility, in the dignity with which he confronts so much of his misfortune, in his commitment to rehabilitating drug dealers… the film is an opportunity to access a closer view of human decency.
Bakari Kitwana, Huffington PostNew Muslim Cool is no ordinary film… this is a film that makes you want to do something.