Whose Children Are These? (2004)

Whose Children Are These? provides a gripping view into the lives of three Muslim teenagers impacted by domestic national security measures. One such program, "Special Registration," ... See full summary »

Director:

Theresa Thanjan

Stars:

Navila Ali, Marianne Finn, Mohammad Sarfaraz Hussain

Cast

Credited cast:
Navila Ali	...	Herself
Marianne Finn	...	Herself
Mohammad Sarfaraz Hussain	...	Himself
Liz OuYang	...	Herself
Hager Youssef	...	Herself

Storyline

Whose Children Are These? provides a gripping view into the lives of three Muslim teenagers impacted by domestic national security measures. One such program, "Special Registration," required male non-citizens, as young as 16 from 25 countries, to register with the Department of Justice. Of those who registered, nearly 14,000 men were deported. The film introduces Navila, an honors student who fought to have her father released from detention; Sarfaraz, a popular basketball player who confronts pending deportation; and Hager, a young woman who faces bias and is spurred into activism as a result. Each young person comes from one of the twenty five countries profiled by the Special Registration program (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt). From the period of November 2002-December 2003, over 83,000 Muslim men complied with the program and nearly 14,000 were put into deportation proceedings due to immigration status violations. Although the program claimed to be a tool to increase national ...

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Plot Keywords:

special registration | immigration | muslim american | post september 11 2001 | youth

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maharani Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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