My identity
Description
Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian girl, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. Surrounded by drugs and alcohol, at age 8 Ashley becomes a ward of the state. She is separated from her brother and shuffled between the homes of extended family members where she bares witness to prostitution, drug dealing and her own mother's overdose. As a teenager Ashley seeks stability and unexpectedly finds it in the muslim hip-hop community. Ashley is drawn to the restrictions of the Islamic faith and believes these will prevent her from following in her family's footsteps. But this newfound stability is also the cause of a growing rift between herself and her estranged brother.
Runtime
11 minutes
Subjects
- Indian teenagers (2)
- Conversion (5)
- Indian foster children (6)
- Identity (Psychology) (41)
- Muslim converts (7)
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street