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Joshua Seftel: STRANGER AT THE GATE, Islamophobia, hate, and healing

March 07, 2023 • Movikarma • Season 3 • Episode 37

Jared Milrad interviews award-winning filmmaker Joshua Seftel about his Oscar-nominated short documentary, STRANGER AT THE GATE, which tells the incredible true story of a a Marine who - while planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in a small American town - comes face-to-face with the people he is trying to kill, forcing him to confront his own actions. Joshua opens up about his personal journey in filmmaking, what drew him to this inspiring story, and how we can bridge cultural divides across religion, race, and ethnicity to build a more peaceful world.

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