Naz & Maalik
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| Directed by | Jay Dockendorf |
| Written by | Jay Dockendorf |
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| Cinematography | Jake Magee |
| Edited by | Andrew Hafitz |
| Music by | Adam Gunther |
| Distributed by | Wolfe Video |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Naz & Maalik is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Jay Dockendorf and starring Curtiss Cook Jr. and Kerwin Johnson Jr. It follows two closeted Muslim teenagers over the course of a summer afternoon, as their secretive behavior and small-time scheming accidentally lead them into the crosshairs of FBI surveillance.
The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 2015 and was acquired by Wolfe Releasing, which released it theatrically and on VOD in January 2016. The film was widely praised for its performances and received the Tribeca Film Institute's IWC Filmmaker Award in 2014.