Masking

In the final days of Ramadan when Muslims are spiritually tethered to Allah and self reflection, a black teenager's only hope to attend prom and experience the American rites of passage is to conceal the dance and shun her father's trust. Afia is a high school senior excited about Prom, dress shopping and experiencing her first American dance. Meanwhile her father, Charles is equally excited about the culmination of Ramadan and the traditional festivities that he and Afia have enjoyed for many years. Unfortunately both of these celebrations occur on the same night. Charles loves his daughter and is conflicted in letting Afia go to the dance if it means neglecting her Islamic faith. Afia’s, completely infatuated with the idea of going to the Prom with her best friend Kyndal and is not even aware that her father has not blessed off on the dance. The will of a teenager and the love of a father collide in this story of clashing cultures and their preservation of trust.