by agurkov | Feb 8, 2022 | Short Films, Work
Following a young psychologist and mother on a day-long visit to see her husband in federal prison, this short film is an intimate portrait of the personal and financial tolls that incarceration takes on prisoners’ loved ones. Viewable on The Atlantic....
by agurkov | Feb 4, 2022 | Short Films, Work
Co-directed with Mustafa Davis, Message to Zaire explores the story of a young, professional, Afro-Latino-Muslim couple in Oakland, California whose little boy dreams of becoming a police officer. This short documentary is part of The Talk, a two-hour long PBS special...
by agurkov | Feb 4, 2022 | Short Films, Work
This short film, made collaboratively with acclaimed American Muslim filmmaker Mustafa Davis, follows the life and work of Shane Atkinson, the first Muslim chaplain in-training at North Carolina’s biggest trauma center. Recently Shane founded the Society of Islamic...