Film Synopsis
Crossing Borders is a feature documentary that follows four American
and four Moroccan college student as they travel together for eight
days through the rich cultural landscape of Morocco and in the
process of discovering "The Other", discover themselves.
With shared homestays, travels, hikes, and frank emotional
discussions narrating the scene, the students come to terms with the
complex implications of the supposed "clash of civilizations"
between the Muslim and the Western worlds. The film targets a young
adult base audience from all political, social and religious walks
of life in both the Western and Arab world. Check the
Noteboard
for screenings.
Meet the "Other"
We are in the process of creating an interactive website that connects classrooms
in the U.S. and the Muslim world.
This website will inspire and support students in meaningful interaction with their
peers from "the other side."
Please visit:
Meet the Other