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“Maya” is about a Syrian immigrant newly settled in the U.S..

05/28/2019

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Maya

Season 2019 Episode 6 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

“Maya” is about a Syrian immigrant newly settled in the U.S..

In this episode we feature the film, “Maya”, about a Syrian immigrant newly settled in the U.S. who must take on a job that goes against her moral code to save the life of her grandfather by Ben Abdulla. Shot in Miami, the film attempts to humanize and break the stereotypical portrayals of Arabs in mainstream media.

05/28/2019

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film-maker is a local public television program presented by WPBT

film·maker is made possible by: National Endowment for the Arts Art Center South Florida South Florida PBS Arts Challenge Art Center South Florida Lydia Harrison Alfred Lewis The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation

film-maker

Maya

Season 2019 Episode 6 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

In this episode we feature the film, “Maya”, about a Syrian immigrant newly settled in the U.S. who must take on a job that goes against her moral code to save the life of her grandfather by Ben Abdulla. Shot in Miami, the film attempts to humanize and break the stereotypical portrayals of Arabs in mainstream media.

05/28/2019

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film-maker is a local public television program presented by WPBT

film·maker is made possible by: National Endowment for the Arts Art Center South Florida South Florida PBS Arts Challenge Art Center South Florida Lydia Harrison Alfred Lewis The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation

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