Uncommitted

This film will be screened in-person and online.

As the war in Gaza reverberates across the globe, Arab and Muslim Americans launch one of the largest protest voting campaigns in modern U.S. history. Following the organizers of the Uncommitted Movement from Dearborn to the Democratic National Convention, the film chronicles a community’s attempt to transform grief into political power. Through intimate vérité access, UNCOMITTED explores identity, belonging, coalition-building, and the enduring struggle of immigrant and marginalized communities to shape the democracy they call home.

Razi Jafri is a Detroit-based documentary filmmaker and Senior Editor of Visual Features at NPR. His work explores immigration, identity, democracy, and belonging in America. His films include Hamtramck, USA (SXSW, PBS), Three Chaplains (Independent Lens), Rouge, Uncommitted, and the PBS series Spice Road. His work has screened at SXSW, Hot Docs, Visions du Réel, and DOC NYC, and has been supported by Firelight Media, CAAM, ITVS, the Ford Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and others.

Main Cast: Lexi Zeidan, Layla Elabed, Abbas Alawieh

Producer: W. Kamau Bell, Razi Jafri

Writer: Razi Jafri

Executive Producer: W. Kamau Bell

Content Warning: Strong language