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In 2019, students from different faith backgrounds come together for an epic World Religions class in a public high school. Through their senior year, the basketball coach turned World Religions teacher helps them navigate the nuances of religion, race, and culture while coming to terms with their own identities in light of the status quo and an unexpected global crisis.
 

Starting on Day 1 their senior year, students will learn more than the four noble truths and the five pillars of Islam. We follow a handful of students of different faiths (including Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Atheism) as they confront their preconceived notions of their peers' faiths. When they bring their questions home to their parents at the dinner table, we get to see the teenagers transform their worldviews.

Production Timeline

Research & Development: May 2018 - August 2019

Production: August 2019 - June 2020 (school year)

Post-Production: July 2020 - September 2024

Release: 2024

GRANTS

ILLINOIS HUMANITIES ACTION GRANT 2022

SUNDANCE HUMANITIES SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIP - SEMI FINALIST 2022

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL INDIVIDUAL ARTIST SUPPORT 2021

MOUNTAINFILM EMERGING FILMMAKER - FINALIST 2022

DEPARTMENT OF CHICAGO CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2020

KARTEMQUIN EMERGING STORYTELLER’S FUND 2019

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL INDIVIDUAL ARTIST SUPPORT 2019

DEPARTMENT OF CHICAGO CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2019

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