Mooz-lum (1:39) 2010

Tariq Mahdi has gone off to college. He has a roommate who is also Muslimbut Tariq is not very friendly and rejects his offer to join the Muslim club at the University. Tariq, or T, as he prefers to be called is distant with his father. T has a loving, but distance, relationship with his mother and sister. Tariq's sister is close in age and does visit him on campus. The reason for his anger and confusion about his religion is told in flashbacks. We learn of his experience with a teacher at a Muslim boarding school he attended when he was a teenager. While his sister is visiting him, the WTC is attacked, turning the spotlight on the Muslim students and they blacklash they experienced. I found this to be a gem of an independent film as it looks at a family under stress. The movie's theme is that of peace and reconciliation. The cast is small but excellent in their roles. The background music is beautifully haunting.