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Coffee & Allah

Coffee & Allah
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Coffee & Allah
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In this gentle but moving short film, sparse dialogue makes way for visual storytelling and striking imagery — a colbalt blue purdah, a hedge as a badminton net, coffee roasting in the dark. Coffee and Allah follows Abeba (Zahara Abbawaaji), a young Muslim woman adapting to her new home of Aotearoa and striving to make a connection, even when language is a barrier. Marking the first collaboration between writer Shuchi Kothari and director Sima Urale — their feature film Apron Strings was rele...

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Video
Date created
2007
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/coffee-and-allah-2007
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muslim / islam / badminton / oromo ethiopian / mt albert / ethiopian coffee / faith / religion / purdah / samoa / coffee shop / friendship / auckland / immigration / refugee family reunion / refugee family reunion quota / nz film commission / nzfc / cafe / first generation new zealanders / dual citizenship / badminton racket / coffee making / coffee beans / prayer / eye liner / arabic / coffee roasting / bro'town / mount albert / culture / identity / kenya / coffee and allah

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