COMING AROUND

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY - Newfest | "Nothing delights me more than a piece of art that is as gorgeous as it is important. COMING AROUND clears that difficult bar with ease." — Arij Mikati | WORLD PREMIERE - Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival LGBTQ+ • Muslim American • Arab American Families • Faith • Reconciliation • Finding Common Ground • Mother-Daughter Relationships Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 75 minutes​​ | Language: English & Arabic with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Sandra Itäinen | Producers: Sandra Itäinen & Chelsi Bullard | Executive Producers: Marc Smolowitz, Fawzia Mirza & Andria Wilson Mirza | Editor: Sandra Itäinen COMING AROUND follows 28-year-old second-generation Palestinian-Egyptian Brooklynite Eman as she weighs the decision to come out to her devout Muslim mother. Having grown up in Columbia, Missouri with her mother and sister, the three women share a unique tight-knit bond t