Past Run
Jinn
Summer is a carefree 17-year old black girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother, Jade, abruptly converts to Islam. Jade becomes a different person, prompting Summer to reevaluate her identity. While Summer initially resists Islam, she eventually becomes drawn to its teachings. However, Summer's need to be free and untethered to any one way of being clashes with her mother's strict interpretation of the faith and causes a growing rift between them. What's more, Summer’s new faith is tested by a burgeoning romance with a fellow Muslim classmate, Tahir.
“Renee has a superhuman charisma. Yet the young actor makes audiences root for her while also allowing Summer to be rude and thoughtless.”
— Amy Nicholson, Variety
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 1 engagement
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AWARDS
- Winner, Special Jury Award ~ Narrative Feature — South by Southwest 2018
- Nominee, Grand Jury Award ~ Narrative Feature — South by Southwest 2018
- Nominee, SXSW Gamechanger Award — South by Southwest 2018