A Different Light
12/10/2018 | 3m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
A DIFFERENT LIGHT, a film by Fatima Abdul-Kareem Yahyaa Coleman.
Grief-stricken Nahar mourns the death of her good friend, Layla. Despite saving her many times, Nahar couldn’t prevent the accident that claims Layla’s life. In this darkly humorous take on life and death, Layla’s wise words from the afterlife help Nahar find peace.
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Muslim Youth Voices is a production of the Center for Asian American Media. Funding provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
A Different Light
12/10/2018 | 3m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Grief-stricken Nahar mourns the death of her good friend, Layla. Despite saving her many times, Nahar couldn’t prevent the accident that claims Layla’s life. In this darkly humorous take on life and death, Layla’s wise words from the afterlife help Nahar find peace.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLayla, I'm sorry that I let you die.
Yesterday I had a dream that death would come to you.
♪ I tried to save you.
I did everything I could.
♪ (choking, coughing) ♪ (water rushing) ♪ (engine revving) (talking, laughing) (record scratch) I'm sorry.
LAYLA: Psst.
Psst.
Nahar.
It wasn't in your control.
I'm now in a better place.
Having a friend like you saved me in this life and in the next.
Can you please close my eyes now?
♪ ♪
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Muslim Youth Voices is a production of the Center for Asian American Media. Funding provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.