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When Sudanese "Lost Boy" Mohammed (Mo) Deng is dumped by his girlfriend of fourteen months, the resulting heartache opens up scabs of old wounds he thought had healed in time, in the ten years that he has been in America, after being... See more »

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Status: completed
Status Updated: 10 Mar 2024

Cast

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Mohamed Deng (as Mohamed Dione)
Eddie Frateschi ...
Edward Dudley
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Yafit Abdeel
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Haya Hamdan
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Jenny Hampden
Sherlyn Louissaint ...
Alicia Johnson
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Donny Nguyen
Adirahman Abdi ...
Hassan Malik
Keith Mascoll ...
Pharm C
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Katherine Dudley
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School President
Susan Waletkus ...
Karen Murray
Matthias Lupri ...
Professor Thomas Russell
Paul Held ...
Dr. Robert Underwood (as Paul J. Held)
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Jonah (rumored)
Camille Farnan ...
Dr. Ruth McCullen
Dave Damon ...
Speech Teacher
Corey Spencer ...
Dave
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Baruch Massiah
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Andrew Dawson
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Physics Teacher
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Yosef
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Obie
Randy Walker ...
Ali
Ara Woland ...
Abdul
Vasilios Asimakos ...
Omar
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Nasser
Mike Cali ...
Tom
Bennett Deady ...
Ariel
Joe Plouffe ...
Pat
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Noah
Kyle W. Porter ...
Ben
Michelle Principi ...
Ida
Talli Clemons ...
Mike
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Adulfatah (as Rafael Marinho)
Julian Lowenthal ...
Nathan
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Jess
Nicholas Caliendo ...
Jaffar
Zinnia Politzer ...
Queen Solomon
Ted Ndinya ...
Sudanese Barber
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Philly
Emmanuel David ...
Freddie
Kyle Richardson ...
Richard Ayinde
Kim Miner ...
Christine
Mike Bergeron ...
Adin
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Restaurant Patron
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Head of Security
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Julia
Joseph Oliveira ...
Hassan
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Mark Adams
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Faculty member #6
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Lindsey
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Co-worker
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Board Member #1
Herbert A. Fuchs ...
Board Member
Robin Ann Rapoport ...
Librarian
Oselito Joseph ...
Security male #1
Jack Burk Goldman ...
Board Member #3
Wittly Jourdan ...
Tanya Holmes
Tim Estiloz ...
News Reporter
Miguel Lopes ...
Alicia's father (voice)
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Student
India Pearl ...
Petition Girl 4
Gail Sullivan ...
Faculty member #1
Amy Whalen ...
Student
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MEC student #1 (as Allison Hersh)
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Security #4
Mary Hronicek ...
Board Member #5
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News Reporter
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Faculty member #2
Jeanne Lohnes ...
Board Member #7
Christopher J. Long ...
Protester
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Student
Tiffany Howcroft ...
Board Member #2
Tim Jacobs ...
Jonah
Victor Luce ...
Speech Class Student #3
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Student
Mustapha Kelloud ...
Mustapha
Megan Deshaies ...
Elizabeth
Samantha Creed ...
Sammy (as Samantha Marie Creed)
Paula Dellatte ...
Librarian
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Student
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Faculty member #4
Stevo Wu ...
Ashwin
Daniel Bonetzky ...
Board Member #9
Tom Cole ...
Student Buying Drugs
Joe Amato ...
Speech Class Student #2
Chuck Case III ...
Protestor
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Marjory
Ogechi Musa ...
Mal
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David
Reesa Guerra ...
Co-worker
Al Cialella ...
Greg Murray
Louisa Lamarre ...
Student
Lisa Nault ...
Extra
Sophia Bakas ...
Restaurant Patron
Cora Swise ...
Protester
Sheila McMillan ...
Alicia's mother (voice)
Adeola Animashaun ...
Arab female #2
Haley Urbanik ...
Student
Susan Fountain ...
Board Member #8
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Christine
Donnie Doroni ...
Student
Angelina Raquel Morales ...
Student
Alexandra Bettencourt ...
Erika
Michael Dillen ...
Security #3
Adam Isbitsky ...
Physics Class Student #1
Suraj Jung Ranabhat ...
Jamal
Irene Coco ...
Petition Girl 1
Tod Larson ...
Faculty member #5
Laura Bonetzky-Joseph ...
Dr. Bonetzky
Christine Hayek ...
Petition Girl 3
Brian Douglas Young ...
Student
Mary Rico ...
Faculty member #3
Bill Depardo ...
Security male #7
Kasey Carollo ...
Pro-Palestinian Protester in IDF uniform 1
Steven Lee ...
Driver
Scott Jenkins ...
Security male #6
Derek Dutton ...
Security male #8
Maria Fernandez ...
Maria
Maryam Baieva ...
Speech Class Female Student #1
Dennis Murphy Campbell ...
MEC student #2
Azeezat Lawal ...
Arab female
Amanda Waring ...
MEC student #3
Michaela Dolishny ...
Speech Class Female Student #3
Nichelle Bono ...
Malak
Stephen Lomanno ...
Paramedic
Ahmed Lawal ...
Faruq
David Hicks ...
Board Member #6
Ryan Egan ...
Paramedic #2
Faridat Ilupeju ...
Speech Class Female Student #2
Lara Adib ...
Jeneen
Kevin Kamptha ...
Security male #2
Valerie Mae Merrill ...
Nurse Mae
Seo-Young Hyun ...
Student
Chris Monplaisir ...
Pro-Palestinian Protester in IDF uniform 2
Ken Costa ...
Speech Class Student #1
Shay Martin ...
Student (uncredited)

Directed by

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Rahman Oladigbolu

Written by

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Rahman Oladigbolu ... (story)
 
Rahman Oladigbolu ... (writer)

Produced by

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Tayo Ademuyiwa ... executive producer (as Dr. Tayo Ademuyiwa)
Carlyne Fournier ... co-producer / producer
Ogechi Musa ... associate producer
Rahman Oladigbolu ... producer
Jean-Paul Ouellette ... co-producer
Deborah Rosencrans ... associate producer

Music by

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Maxime Michel

Cinematography by

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Darren Cole ... (as Darren Coles)
Matt Tompkins

Set Decoration by

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Victoria Bane

Makeup Department

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Phil 'Skippy' Adams ... special makeup effects artist
Cary Christiansen ... makeup artist
Caitlin Murphy ... makeup artist
Brianne Phippen ... key makeup artist
Stefani Plante ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Susan Fountain ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Carlyne Fournier ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Shelby Odies ... props coordinator

Sound Department

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Ben Alexander ... sound recordist (as Ben Alexanders)
Chris Esper ... sound
David Franzo ... boom operator
Julia Korona ... sound recordist
Okey Okereke ... sound recordist

Stunts

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Julian Lowenthal ... stunt performer
Kage Yami ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ben Alexander ... assistant camera (as Ben Alexanders) / second assistant camera (as Ben Alexanders)
David Brickel ... second gaffer
Dorsey Britton III ... best boy grip (as Dorsey Britton)
Tomek Doroz ... key grip
Chris Esper ... jib operator
Steven MacPherson ... electric grip
Sean Martin ... digital image technician
Nicholas Pasquariello ... camera operator (as Nick Pasquariello)
Brian Patriacca ... digital image technician
Adam Schaeffer ... best boy electric
Kyler Schelling ... camera operator
Shane Seibel ... gaffer
Mark Woit ... grip
Fred Young ... still photographer

Casting Department

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Carlyne Fournier ... casting associate / talent wrangler
Kimmie Johnson ... casting coordinator
Valerie Mae Merrill ... extras casting assistant
Jodi Purdy-Quinlan ... extras casting
Bob Bopper Sheehan ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Laura Bonetzky-Joseph ... wardrobe assistant
Johanna Kindeur ... wardrobe assistant
JoJo Kindeur ... wardrobe assistant
Kathelin Lembert ... wardrobe assistant
Shelby Odies ... wardrobe assistant
Deborah Rosencrans ... wardrobe supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Carlyne Fournier ... script supervisor
Roland Khorshidianzadeh ... script supervisor
Paul Lazo ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Yaminah Armand ... production assistant
Maryam Baieva ... production assistant
Laura Bonetzky-Joseph ... production assistant
Shane Butler ... production assistant
Benjamin Chou ... production assistant
Samuel Kane ... key production assistant
Johanna Kindeur ... production assistant
Kathelin Elizabeth Lembert ... production assistant
Miguel Lopes ... production assistant
Valerie Mae Merrill ... production assistant
Brian O'Rourke ... production assistant
Shelby Odies ... production assistant
Rudolf Okonkwo ... story consultant
Chris Rivera ... production assistant
Lucas Scott-Martin ... production assistant
Ashley Tramonte ... dancer

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When Sudanese "Lost Boy" Mohammed (Mo) Deng is dumped by his girlfriend of fourteen months, the resulting heartache opens up scabs of old wounds he thought had healed in time, in the ten years that he has been in America, after being rescued from the civil war in Sudan. On the other hand, when his best friend Edward Dudley falls in love with Yafit Abdeel, a former soldier of the Israel Defense Forces, his life will never remain the same again. Edward is well known as a playboy whose life is characterized by frivolous dating and casual sex, whereas Yafit grew up in a conservative home where sex comes only with marriage. As Mohammed's emotional life spirals down the rabbit hole, and Edward's heart is pulled apart in different directions, the two friends are caught up in the wave of a controversial event that is tearing their school apart. Conflict erupts on their campus as groups of students observe the year's "Israeli Apartheid Week", an annual exercise organized by pro-Palestinian teachers and students to protest events in the Middle East. For Edward, this becomes an opportunity to please a girl he's crazy about, and then maybe also to do something bigger than himself. Mohammed, however, seems to have no choices. As a popular peer tutor, he has befriended many students on campus, including several Jews and Arabs. Thus, he is an asset to the cause Edward is cooking up, and he feels that he can't let his best friend down. Yet his old wounds, sustained from the war that marred his childhood, are becoming as fresh as new. Written by Rahman Oladigbolu

Taglines A new film about a group of students whose personal conflicts influence their handling of the ethnic tension beneath the surface of their academic life. See more »
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  • Theory of Conflict (United States)
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  • 104 min
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