Harmony
12/10/2018 | 6m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
HARMONY, a film by Dalia Khan.
Singer songwriter Jude struggles with expectations placed on her to obscure her heritage. Her manager asks if she plans to wear a hijab like her mother, telling her that it would be detrimental to her image. After a botched performance and plummeting confidence, a chance encounter helps her gain direction.
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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.
Harmony
12/10/2018 | 6m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Singer songwriter Jude struggles with expectations placed on her to obscure her heritage. Her manager asks if she plans to wear a hijab like her mother, telling her that it would be detrimental to her image. After a botched performance and plummeting confidence, a chance encounter helps her gain direction.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(rustling) (guitar strumming) JUDE: ♪ Thoughts ♪ Whirl around my head ♪ As I lay in bed ♪ Don't bother asking me ♪ What I've been thinking ♪ It's all been said.
♪ Never thought that there could be an end ♪ ♪ Thinking that we would always be friends ♪ ♪ Please don't tell me ♪ I don't want to hear ♪ I don't want to say goodbye ♪ Yet it's time to say goodbye ♪ ♪ Guess I have to say goodbye I think that's enough for today-- I'll see you tomorrow.
JUDE: Okay, sounds good.
(knock at door) Oh, my mom's here.
I was wondering, um, are you planning on wearing the... uh... hat-hood thing, like your mom?
Uh, what do you mean?
MANAGER: I mean, are you planning on covering your hair?
I honestly feel like it would be better for your image if you tried to avoid that.
Um, I'm gonna have to think about that.
I'll see you tomorrow.
(people talking in background) Hi, my name is Jude, and I'm just gonna play a few songs for you guys tonight.
(talking continues) (strums guitar discordantly) Sorry.
(strums guitar discordantly) (playing song out of tune) (feedback squeals briefly) (unsteady playing continues) ♪ Thoughts whirl around my head ♪ (coughing) (unsteady playing continues) ♪ As I lay in bed Wait, um... (strums, feedback squeaks) Uh... thank you.
(audience talking more loudly) MANAGER: Jude, what the heck was that?
- I don't know what happened.
You totally blew it.
Do you know how hard I worked to get you this gig?
I'm sorry, this just isn't my scene.
MANAGER: If you're going to do this, you're gonna have to be able to do whatever gig I get you.
You know what?
I can't do this anymore.
MANAGER: What do you mean?
- I mean I'm done.
I need you to cancel all of my upcoming shows.
You realize if you do this, it could ruin your whole career, right?
We worked too hard to just let it go.
JUDE: I'm sorry, I have to-- I just don't know what else to do!
♪ (chanting in Arabic) (chanting hesitantly) (stops chanting) (chanting) WOMAN: Hey, you're Jude!
JUDE: Yeah, I am.
- I'm such a huge fan, I heard you play at a coffee shop about a year ago, and I've been listening to your music ever since.
JUDE: Thank you, I really appreciate that.
- You know that song "Goodbye"?
That really helped me get through my... My grandfather's death.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm really glad my music was able to help you.
WOMAN: After seeing you that day playing, I mean, you really seemed like you were really happy, and you were doing something you really love.
I have to run, so I was wondering if you could sign my notebook.
JUDE: Yeah, of course.
WOMAN: Thank you so much.
It was really nice meeting you.
- You, too.
WOMAN: Thank you.
(humming tune) ♪ Hi, guys.
My name is Jude, and I'm going to be playing a new song for you guys.
♪ ♪ I told myself never to look back ♪ ♪ Didn't wanna but I had to choose a path ♪ ♪ Never meant to leave my heart behind ♪ ♪ Not sure of what I someday hoped to find ♪ ♪ I'll be all right, I'll be okay ♪ ♪ There isn't really much more to say ♪ ♪ Time it heals, takes the pain away ♪ ♪ Tomorrow brings a brand-new day ♪ ♪ I'll be all right, I'll be okay ♪ (song ends) Thank you.
(cheers and applause) (laughs)
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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.