Summer is a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming attracted to a Muslim classmate, crossing the thin line between physical desire and piety.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama
Release:
March 2018
Production:
Sweet Potato Pie Productions, Morgan's Mark, Confluential Films, Screen Lloyd, Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
Cast:
Zoë Renee, Simone Missick, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Dorian Missick, Hisham Tawfiq, Kelly Jenrette, Ashlei Foushee, Damien D. Smith, Maya Morales
Tags:
sexuality, islam, religious conversion, coming of age, desire, woman director, mother daughter relationship