Naz & Maalik
First screened in November 2015
Director: Jay Dockendorf. Cast: Kerwin Johnson Jr., Curtiss Cook Jr., Annie Grier, Anderson Footman, Ashleigh Awusie, K'Sandra Sampson, Monciana Edmondson, Bradley Brian Custer, James Roach, David M. Farrington, Ibrahim Miari. Screenplay: Jay Dockendorf. Twitter Capsule:
Story a bit stutter-prone; ending doesn't satisfy. Still, affecting portrait of black gay Muslim couple. Cook a star.
VOR:③
Rare U.S.-centered representation of Muslim youth, much less gay black Muslim youth. Quite observant about New York. Still, some bald patches and loose ends.
