36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime
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About the film
On February 10th, 2015, it took a killer 36 seconds to extinguish the lives of three young, Muslim Americans in their home in Chapel Hill, NC. The film charts the victims’ families’ agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones’ deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute.
This is a project about grace and the will to fight for the truth in the worst of circumstances.
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Genre
Social Justice
Runtime
1h 39m
Released
2023
Director
Tarek Albaba
Producer
Ahlam Muhtaseb, Eric Rey
Executive Producer
Omar Altalib, Sean Dash
Cast
Dr. Suzanne Barakat, Rumana Ahmed, Roy Austin, Hasan Minhaj, Joe Cheshire
Upcoming screenings
Awards & recognition
DOC NYC Film Festival
Subject Matter Award
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Official Selection
CAAMFest
Documentary Audience Award
Swedish Academy Award
Best Documentary Award
Dubai International Cine Carnival
2024 Award Winner
Arab Film Festival
Documentary Award
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Documentary Award
What people are saying
‘“The film’s timing is especially relevant in light of fighting in Gaza, the 2024 election and a resurgence in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hate in the United States.”‘
Tammy Grubb
‘“The greatness of a country or culture can be measured unarguably by how its citizens treat one another. “36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime” is necessary viewing if we’re to be better in this respect.”‘
Charlie & Debbie