Jinn (2018) - full transcript

What do you think I'd
look like with no hair?

I don't know.

You're pretty, so you could
probably rock any style.

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

Okay.

- Have a good one.
- All right.

See you later.

So what is identity?

What are the values, the
ideologies, and practices

that make us who we are?



You will write an essay

about your identity
and how you shape it.

Who are you?

How did you get that way?

Be as specific as possible,
no generalities.

Tell me about a specific
experience or several.

Tahir.

Tell us one thing
about your identity.

Pork chops.

Amos, another
disruption from you

and you will be out of here.

Sorry, go ahead, Tahir.

My deen.

Good.



Will you tell the class
what that is?

The Islamic way of life.

Amos, tell us one thing
about your identity.

Today, another round
of US air strikes

are helping to slow the advances
of ISIS fighters in Syria.

There's no word
so far on military

or civilian casualties
at this time.

Immigration continues
to be a hot button.

Today we'll see highs
in the mid to upper 70s

with just a few morning clouds

that we see tapering off
in the afternoon.

It is maybe the perfect day

for a picnic or
an unplanned date.

This week will be fairly similar

with cool, dry mornings,
a few clouds,

that will taper off
in the afternoons,

leaving us with the perfect,
sunny spring week.

Back to you, Victor.

Cut.

All right, here we are.

♪ Me and my bars

♪ It's raining

♪ It's pouring

♪ The old man, hey, hey

♪ Is snoring

♪ Just like that

♪ I fade to black

♪ When the vibe ain't right

♪ Hashtag facts

♪ Ain't coming back

♪ You should get your life

♪ I'ma just roll

♪ Just move to Cali

♪ I'm trying to ride my wave

What did you do last night?

- I was with you.
- No, you weren't.

I bet she feel hella
dumb gettin' that nigga's name

- tattooed on her back.
- My God.

Can I get, like, two more
pepperonis on my pizza slice?

That will be two extra dollars.

You have a really nice smile.

Are you Puerto Rican?

No, no, Ethiopian.

Just as beautiful.

Thank you.

Okay, well take care,
I'll see you later, all right?

So is that your new boo?

But seriously, what are we
gonna do for the talent show?

We gotta come tight this year.

- I'll help choreograph.
- Perfect.

Yeah, me too.

Why don't we leave the
choreography for me and Blaine?

We don't wanna end up like
we did last year, you know?

Yeah.
There's no shame.

No, but look,
we'll meet up tomorrow.

Work on the routine.

We're gonna win this year.

It's our senior year.

- Senior year.
- That's right.

We have some new
believers joining us today.

I'm so happy you're here.

- Let's have them stand and...
- Me too.

Introduce themselves.

Our new brothers and sisters.

My name is Jade Jennings
and I'm from Los Angeles

and I'm just very
happy to be here.

Thank you, sister Jade.

I'm sure many of us
here already know you

from your weather broadcast.

I know I do.

I'm Jade.

I know, I watch the news.

I'm Malia.

Nice to meet you.

This is beautiful.

So, how do you feel so far?

I feel great.

Honestly.

It's this simplicity, really.

No God but Allah.

I feel just a oneness
and complete.

♪ All I wanna do

♪ Is light it up,
only high grade for you ♪

♪ So baby what's the move

♪ You're on the run, the
very fun ' cause baby I do ♪

♪ Just say my name,
say my name ♪

♪ Say it right away

♪ I'm up in flames,
up in flames, feel me ♪

♪ And I'ma keep it true

♪ And I'ma be waiting,
waiting for you ♪

♪ Let the love shine,
love shine, love shine ♪

♪ I'll keep the fire burning

♪ Keep your heart
next to mine ♪

♪ I'll let the love shine,
love shine, love shine ♪

♪ I'll keep the fire burning

♪ I'll keep the fire burning

♪ Best honey on the block

♪ This honey don't stop

♪ Let's honey, any money

Hey, Blaine?

Did you see this
video of Ranelle?

Yeah.

I guess that's why she
dropped out last year.

I thought she was going
to Community College, too.

She does and I like some
of these video, though.

Bye.

Hey, Mom, look at this video.

Remember Ranelle from my school.

Honey, I had the most
magical night.

I went to the mosque.

You know the one
my co-worker attends.

They're about to ban
those places, Mom.

And I heard women have
to sit in separate rooms.

No, Summer, this was beautiful.

I mean the people,
the lights, the smell...

The prayer.

Any politician looking
to ban that is an idiot.

♪ Best honey on the block

♪ This honey don't stop

My identity is
shaped by my parents.

They come from two
very different worlds.

My father from a large family,

my mother from a
small, broken family.

Because of that,
she made her own way.

Lives by her own rules.

I do, too.

My mother always says life is
about growth, about reinvention.

I like to switch things up,

explore new styles,
read new books.

I dance because
my grandmother danced.

Movement is one of my only
connections to my lineage.

To my DNA.

Mom, it's a sunny day today.

Why are you wearing that?

Because I want to.

Why are you wearing that?

You picked this
top out for me, Mom.

Yeah, but I didn't tie
it up like that, Summer.

Anyway, I was up late last
night reading the Quran.

I swear I've never

- read anything--
- Okay, Mom.

I'll see you later.

Hey girl.

Hey, what's up?

I think my mom's on something.

Like drugs?

No.

She went to this Muslim temple.

It was weird.

Damn, that's tough.

You remember that Muslim
bakery up in Englewood?

Yeah.

Yeah, my uncle got
caught up in that.

Turns out their leader had
like 20 wives, 40 kids.

All the women had to
like walk behind the men

and bake bean pies all day.

Well, they say it
was like corrupt.

They was like killing
Nigerians and journalists

and then they was turned around

and selling bake goods and shit.

What?

Yeah.

So, where's your uncle now?

Well, he went to jail
and now he sells shoes

up in Redondo Beach.

He never was the same.

Wow.

But anyway, we about to
ace this calculus test.

You study?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's about the only
thing there's time to do.

I don't know what
it means to be a believer.

Growing up,
we never went to church.

I wanna be what my mother wants,

but I'm scared of what I want.

To be with someone,
to feel, to touch them,

to dream all at once.

My mother comes home
from themasjid,

glowing in a light
I've never seen.

It's a Godly light.

One I connect to.

I wanna glow like her,
but I already feel tainted.

Full of a fire I can't put out.

I'm sure many of us are aware

of all of this
turmoil and madness

that has descended upon
our nation and our world.

And like you and myself,
I sit at home

and I wonder and I think
about what can I do.

What can you do?

What can Jumu'do

to relieve some of this pain?

And I think about one of
the five pillars of Islam

which is zakat, charity.

I'm sure many of us when
we're walking down the street

and we had a bad day
and we're consumed

with bills and problems
and someone interrupts

that thinking and they say,

or they say hello, how are
you, you look beautiful today.

And all of a sudden that
just changes your whole day.

That may change
your whole month, inshallah.

You have a pep in your step now.

You poke that chest out.

That's a form of charity.

That is Zakat.

Salaam-Alaikum, Sister Jade.

It was good to see you today.

Good to see you, too.

This must be your daughter.

Yes, this is Summer.

Salaam-Alaikum, young sister.

Same to you.

Please, excuse her.

She is new to all of this.

A new believer like me.

Well this is a place
for new believers.

Those with love in their
hearts, seeking truth.

Yes, the truth.

Well, I look forward to
more truth next Friday.

The truth is in you, sister.

And in the Quran,.

Well...

Why don't you and Summer

take home one of
these bean pies.

I don't do pie.

Starch, you know.

Thank you, Imam Khalid.

It's very nice of you.

- Have a good day. -You too, sister.
Salaam-Alaikum,

He's a nice way
to get over Jordan.

Don't you ever say that.

I have to say it.

We all know you wanna a cupcake.

Not another word.

Summer, put that back on.

Why?

We're leaving.

Girl, do you think
this is a game?

I have finally found
something that makes me happy

and you wanna mock it instead
of maybe learning something.

Learning what?

How to hide behind scarves
and holy passages

instead of just saying
you wanna screw a man

and finally be
accepted for once.

I don't wanna hear
another word from you.

You need to learn some respect.

You need to be in the masjid
every weekend

instead of running around
in the streets

looking at stripper videos.

It's art, Mom.

It's trash, Summer.

Now put it back on.

Dinner is served.

Thank you.

I put extra bacon on there
for you, Summertime.

Thanks.

Babe, you remember Cali
from my Yoga class?

Cal, yeah, sure.

She's having a hip hop ballet
performance tonight

and I promised her I'd go.

Hip hop and ballet, you must go.

I'm gonna run.

Bye, Jennifer.

Do you wanna come, Summer?

No, I'm good.

Okay.

Bye, Summertime.

Thanks for the sliders, babe.

You got it.

Why did she call me that?

No idea.

- Good question.
- Why?

She tries stuff.

Still worried about Mom?

It's just a phase, Summer,
it'll pass.

I mean, your mother,
she's always, you know

she's discovering things
just like your grandmother.

When I met your mother

she was a new age Black
Panther and a Buddhist.

- How does that work?
- I don't know.

I don't know.

She's been doing the most, dad.

I can't do anything
without her spewing

this religious crap on me.

I don't know, you ever thought

about maybe
temporarily giving in?

You know, maybe even
learning about it?

At least until you
graduate and move out.

You mean like
converting to Islam?

No.

No, I mean, listen to
your mom's preaching

a little bit, stroke her ego.

Maybe make some friends
at the mosque.

Become a little bit
more worldly.

Yeah.

Good.

Ain't bad.

♪ Stay low, move close

♪ Let the world disappear

♪ There's no where

♪ I would rather be
there by you ♪

♪ I've heard

♪ People talk about it

♪ Never had my own

♪ Our own pace

♪ The writer sing nothing

♪ Knowing by waking up
and say... ♪

Are you gonna wear that to work?

Not sure.

All the hatred going on
in this country lately.

Plus, you know how
network television is.

Folks are used to
their Jade Jennings.

They get confused when an
anchor cuts their hair,

so you know they'd revolt
if they saw a scarf.

I think you should wear it.

Be daring.

Really?

Yeah, and if they
tell not to, you can sue.

It's discrimination.

But I wanted to let
you know that I'm sorry

for the way
I've been acting lately.

I know Islam is special to you

and I wanna try to embrace it.

I need a little spirituality

especially as I
prepare for art school.

Okay.

Thanks.

♪ From a place a one day wind

♪ Breathe you out
and breathe you in ♪

Y'all heard back from
any of your schools yet?

I know you probably did.

I should probably know
in a few weeks.

You know, they say
the small envelopes

means you got rejected.

They send emails, too.

And there was early admission.

I know she got one, because I
heard her crying in the bathroom.

Doesn't wanna end up
like her sister Ranelle.

Ranelle is living a good life.

You know guys, we should add

some pole dancing
to our routine.

We'll get disqualified, Summer.

Plus, where would
we even get a pole?

What's your Muslim ass doing
talking about pole dancing?

Shouldn't you be going shopping
for scarves at the ally?

You all need to be more open-minded.
All right?

I'm about to be the fliest
Muslimah in this speech, all right?

Come on. Get up. Let's go.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Row, row, and hit.

Bye, bye, snap, snap.

Snap, snap.

No.

Strong, strong.

Not so much hip.

- Why? -You don't
need that right now.

I need more hip.

Come on.

♪ Boom, bye, bye

♪ Baby, come save me

♪ From this life

♪ I'm on the edge facing

♪ I'm not the type

♪ Who runs around safely

♪ Except when I'm inside you
hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Is it too late for your

♪ Too late for your

♪ Too late for your love

And it's important that
we know the difference,

between the Jinn,
the angels and Sheitan.

They all influence
our relationships

with almighty Allah

Angels are made of light.

They have no free will.

Their will is that of Allah.

The Jinn, however,
is made of fire.

There are males and females

living in another universe
with free will.

The Jinn, like us, choose
whether to give in,

to bow in adherence to disbelief

or to accept the truth.

To use their fire to burn
or warm their worlds.

So, what makes us
different from Jinn?

We are not born of fire,
but of clay.

We have free will,
but with free will,

humans can mirror
the most evil of jinn.

It's upon Allah.

It is our task with Islam
to resist that evil,

to take the straight path.

The path away from drugs,
away from meaningless sex,

away from ignorance
and I know that's hard

with social media and posting
selfies every five minutes.

It's tough for Allah.

My teams know
what I'm talking about.

Right?

Ranelle is in those leaps.

I heard she got another
video coming out next week.

I'm taking the Shahada
next Saturday.

The what?

It's like the official prayer

you recite to become a Muslim.

Wow.

Okay.

So, that's like official now?

No turning back?

No turning back.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

Well, I think you look cute
in a scarf.

Could play around with it.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, that's cute.

Sporadic like that.

♪ We love them ghetto bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ We love them ghetto bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ We love them ghetto bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ We love them ghetto bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ Covering the floor

♪ We love them ghetto bitches

♪ Speaking in tongue bitches

♪ Covering the floor

♪ Dancing in the door

Go, Summer!
Go, Summer!

You know what?

Hey.

You look like a unicorn.

- Really?
- You do.

You do.

My Little Pony.

No.

My Little Pony is not a unicorn.

I had all the My Little Ponys.

You know what I did.

I cut their fucking tits.

That's what we'll call you.

My little Blaine.

My little Blaine.

What are you looking at?

Not much.

What's that supposed to mean,
Malcolm X Junior?

Was that supposed to be funny?

I know you saw me
at the mosque today.

And now, you're drunk.

Better not tell anyone
you saw me here.

No one at the mosque.

Understand me?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, Blaine.

Today, our young sister Summer

will be taking her Shahada.

There's no turning back
from the truth.

Just repeat after me.

I bear witness.

I bear witness.

That there is no God but Allah.

That there is no God but Allah.

And that Muhammad.

And that Muhammad.

Is his messenger.

That Muhammad is his messenger.

Is his messenger.

You know these were
your dad's favorite.

We couldn't go a week
without him asking,

when are you going
to make the pancakes?

Well, I'm sure
he still wants some.

Ew.

All Jennifer knows
how to make is sliders.

She tried to make pancakes
and they were all

big and lumpy.

One wasn't even done
all the way.

It was gross.

I don't care
what my family says.

I've never felt
this way about anyone.

I understand.

Love is very complex.

I'm gonna be with her.

I'm tired of meeting girls
my father forces me to.

Just because
they are a good Muslim.

Stacey may not be a Muslim,
but she had a rough past,

but I want her so bad.

My dad say I need to marry
somebody pure.

Follow your heart, Jusuf.

But be smart.

Don't let your father
dictate your life.

Be with this woman.

Bring her to our masjid,

but know that things might not work
out the way you have envisioned.

If she doesn't convert

Allah knows best.

I'll speak to your father
and help him understand.

We still got to overcome that.

You know the part.

Good.

We'll get it.

So, how's the
Muslim thing going?

It's Muslim, Tati, not Muslim.

I guess.

You're not gonna wear that
in the show though, right?

What?

My scarf?

Yeah, your scarf.

It's not sexy.

You look like someone's
substitute teacher.

I know your mom is
making you do this,

but I wanna win.

My mom is not making me
do anything, Tati.

Look,

Imam says come as we are.

I'm a Muslim, Tati.

Yeah.

And I'm a Jehovah's Witness.

Just got back from knocking
on doors this morning.

That's not funny, my
grandma's a Jehovah's Witness.

I don't care.

You can't just change
your religion one day.

It doesn't work like that.

But you change
football players every week,

so what's really going on, Tati?

That was cold, Summer.

So is intolerance.

She'll get over it.

Well, I guess practice is over.

Where are you going?

To the skate park.

I got 'em black and blue
out there last week.

Gonna kick, push,
kick, push, coast.

All right, bye.

See you later.

Shake it off.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Whoa, sorry.

Catch you later, all right?

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, good.

I know.

I saw the picture you posted.

Halal hottie.

Yeah, that's a new one.

Just being myself.

Are you coming
to Jumu'this Friday?

Think so.

Cool.

Guess I see you there.

I'll see you.

All right, later.

Hi, my name is Amina.

Amina.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Mahasan.

Means beautiful in Arabic.

My name is Anisa.

No, not Anissah.

Anisa.

Jade?

No.

My name is Anisa Mohamed.

Pleasant companion.

A name change?

Jade, are you serious?

Yes.

Haven't you put
Summer through enough

and now, you wanna spring this
on her in her senior year.

I'm not springing
anything on her, David.

I introduced her to the truth.

No, it is your truth, Jade.

It is your truth.

You know why things
didn't work out between us,

because you keep switching
things up and keep changing.

You cannot
build a life like that.

What did I tell
you about the bean pie?

No, stop it.

These are beautiful, right?

What do you think about this?

I can rock it.

Yeah.
I think you could.

I'll take this one.

Anything else?

No, just that today.

You know, you always
get my money.

I'll be back.

Salaam-Alaikum, sister Jade.

Hey, Tahir.

- Hey.
- How are you?

Good, how are you?

Good. Good.

Did you enjoy Jumu'

Yeah.

- You? -Yeah. Yeah.
It was awesome.

It was very cool.

So, about that hang?

- Let's do it.
- Yeah?

- Yeah.
- Pizza?

- I love pizza.
- All right.

Very good.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I just remembered that
the storm is coming, so...

Not bad.

Told you.

These pepperonis no joke, man.

How would you know if you've
never had the real thing?

I mean, who defines what's real?

So, what's with this whole
Muslims can't eat pork thing?

Pigs are unclean animals.

They can give you worms.

Aren't all animals unclean?

I mean, have you
smelled those cows

on the side of the freeway

when you're coming up
the Bay on the five?

They smell like hot ass.

I literally throw up in my mouth

when we're passing them.

And here we are.

Eating all those
same old stinky cows.

I mean, we're eating halal cow.

I mean, we pray over it,
dance light.

Interesting.

You're mom cool
with you being here?

I told her I was
hanging out with some friends.

Why lie?

Because if she knew I was
corrupting some Muslim boy

and ruining her
reputation at the masjid,

she'd have a fit.

So, you're corrupting me?

What did you tell your parents?

Hanging with you.

What?

They're surprised.

I just thought Muslims can't
really do this kinda thing.

Like what kinda thing?

You know.

Hanging out with someone
of a different sex.

Eating beef pepperoni
on paper plates.

You know what I mean.

My folks are super cool, Summer.

My mom does hair in Englewood

and my parents met at a club.

I told them
I'll bring you by later.

Wow.

I think I want another one.

Damn, girl.

Really, I love pepperoni.

I can see that.

Let me hook you up
right quick though.

- Okay. -You have to put a
little bit of this on there.

Try that.

Thanks a lot.

♪ I'm so stuck, what
you do to me now ♪

♪ Got me up

♪ I don't wanna come down

♪ Played my game
and you're faking me out ♪

♪ You're faking me out

♪ You're faking me out

Dos churros, por favor.

Okay.
One moment.

So, how do you know
we're not Jinn?

What do you mean?

Like we could be living
in a parallel universe

and not even know it?

Allah knows.

He gave us the Quran,
so we know.

But I thought there was
different types of Jinn.

Yeah, I mean,
there's Sila, usually women,

intelligent shape-shifter.

Like me

So, have you been Muslim
since you were born?

Yeah.

Gosh. What was that like?

I guess it's like
everything else.

I don't think about it much.

Do you ever get scared?

Scared of what?

I heard about the mosque
being torched in Lancaster.

I don't know. It just seems
like it could be hard.

No harder than being black.

Have you ever kissed?

What do you think?

♪ I just wanna take you
away from here ♪

♪ I just wanna take you
away from here ♪

♪ I just wanna take you away

What does it say?

In the name of Allah,
the most gracious,

the most merciful.

Hey, this is Summer.

This is my mom, Rasheedah.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Nice to meet you, Summer.
- Nice to meet you, too.

Cute color.
You did that?

Yeah.

Wow.

And this, hey,
this is my dad, Dawud.

Would you like some bean pie?

No, we just had churros.

Thank you, ma'am, but I...

Who are you calling "ma'am"?

And no one refuses
Dawud's bean pie.

It's like 10 times better
than the one at the masjid.

And you're honest.

Come have a seat.

So, Summer, your mom is
new to the masjid, correct?

She is.

She loves it.

They can't get her
to take off her scarf.

How do you feel about it?

It's cool.

I mean, it's a new religion.

Learning a lot more
than I ever have.

Like beef pepperoni.

You took her to
Muhammad Mega Pizza Grill.

Yeah.

That's my boy.

See, the one way to a Muslimah's
heart, beef pepperoni.

Stop it.

You two are just friends, right?

Yes, Miss Rasheedah.

- Don't worry.
- We won't.

You can go upstairs if you like

unless you wanna watch
your father's team lose.

I take great joy in that.

Let's go.

Summer, I live with
a family of traitors.

Traitors, my ass.

I'm from the Bay anyway.

Dub nation.

Common man.

Your team ain't going nowhere.

- Yeah.
- But home.

Okay, so you win the award
for the coolest parents ever.

I can't believe
they let us up here.

Why wouldn't they?

Yeah.

Why wouldn't they?

We're two upstanding students.

What could we possibly doing

in this room
other than studying?

You heard back already?

No, it's just some letters
about possible scholarships.

That's good.

I haven't heard shit.

No?

Don't wanna end up like Ranelle.

That's not funny.

I'm serious. I'll be...

She's like famous now.

She's making
serious money, I heard.

Come on, Summer, you're
not gonna be like Ranelle.

I mean, unless you keep
posting those halal hottie pics

on Instagram, I don't know.

It looks like
you started a movement.

I should go.

But thank you for today.

The pepperoni.

I'll see you later.

Yeah.

O Allah, I ask You,
of Your Knowledge,

for guidance and of Your
power, for strength,

and I ask You of Your
excessive generosity.

Certainly You are powerful
and I am not.

And You are the Knower
of the unknown.

If you know
this matter to be good

for my religion, my worldly
life, my life in the next world,

my present state of affairs
or my future state,

then decree it for me
and make it easy

and bless me in it.

And if You know this matter
to be detrimental

to my religion,
my worldly life, my life

in the next world,
my present state of affairs

or my future state,
then divert it from me

and turn me away from it
and decree from me that

which is good
wherever it may be.

And then make me
to be pleased with it.

I think
she's a Muslim now, yeah.

Changed her picture
on Facebook last night,

caused a whole
shit storm of comments.

I think she looks
much prettier, personally,

with curly hair.

I think they call it
a weave or something.

Do you all need something?

You'd think I got a nose job
with all the attention.

- We're on in five.
- Great.

Jade, you sure
you wanna do this?

What's...

My God.

Hey guys.

Damn, Summer.

I didn't know
you got down like that.

Like what?

Tati, are you still mad
from the other day?

I think it's time
to get over it.

If I was you,
I'd be trying to get away

before my Muslim mom sees this.

Are you gonna
delete your accounts?

It doesn't matter.
It's too late.

The photos everywhere.

You're a hashtag.

Yeah, I kinda like it.

We're in a very strange time.

Everybody wants to be seen.

Everybody wants to be
liked and approved of.

Vanity, glamour.

Fame can come right through
a cellphone screen.

It's important for us
to understand

that Islam is not for show.

It is not to be performed
for approval, for validation.

I see some of my young
Muslimahs flaunting their bodies

and using Islam as
a way to be liked.

Stop for Allah.

As if showing your skin
wasn't enough.

What did you do?

But, let's not place blame
on that young person.

Rather we live in a
society that promotes

vanity as a means for survival,

but I say to you,
young woman, stop.

The last stop before your
photos become actions

and the truth that you sought here
in this masjid becomes the fire.

It's some Jinn burning.

No, I am sorry, Imam.

Summer is just a teenager.

Okay, this, I promise,
will never happen again.

I understand, and...

I didn't want to make it public,

but the photo was everywhere.

Someone emailed it to me.

God.

Most of the people inside,

they knew what
I was talking about.

It's a bad representation
of our masjid

especially now, with all the
bad press on Islam as it is.

Salaam-Alaikum, Imam.

- Jade.
- Anisa.

Sorry.

Imam, what you did up there
today was unacceptable.

How could you target a young
teenage girl in front of everyone?

You could've pulled
her aside afterwards.

Sister Salam, I was
only trying to help her.

By persecuting her?

Telling her she's going to hell
for posting a photo?

What hell is that?

Listen, Rasheedah and Imam,

I truly appreciate your concern,

but Summer is my daughter

and I will handle this.

Thank you.

You will not be needing that.

Now come on.

What the hell were you thinking?

I swear I finally, finally
found a place that I like

and you try to ruin it.

I didn't know
this would happen, Mom.

Really?

Let's see.

"Halal hotties make me
hard" from g1zlod.

"Halal hotties on top"
from man Arab.

"Halal hotties
united" from jaron22.

You are a disgrace.

I remember hearing my mother

cry in the bathroom
and smile and laugh

at breakfast with my father
as they ate pancakes.

This is her encore performance.

I'm becoming someone
I don't know.

My mother is becoming
someone I don't know.

At the masjid,

I love the way
scarves feel on my skin

until I get the urge to cut
them up, make them into wings.

Maybe, I was born
in two bodies with one soul.

I can't perform
one way of being.

Society made me this way.

She made me this way.

I cannot be bound.

Let there be no
compulsion in religion.

Truth stands out
clear from error.

Whoever rejects evil and
believes in Allah have grasped

the most trustworthy
handhold that never breaks

and Allah heareth
and knoweth all things.

Put this on.

And you're not performing
in that talent show.

But I've been
practicing for months.

I don't care.

Who knows what in the hell
you and your friends

got planned for
that talent show.

Probably a teen
pole dancing routine.

We're dancers, Mom.

I'm going to school for dancing.

You can't do this.

I can and I will.

And I don't wanna see you
talking to that boy Tahir.

And have a good day at school.

Allah be with you.

Hey.

Hey.

Did your mom freak out?

She said I couldn't go perform
in the talent show anymore.

That sucks,
but the Summer I know,

would never let anyone,
not even her own mother

stop her from
dancing in that show.

Come on, cheer up.

All right, let's go again.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Tati, stay in your lane,
what are you doing?

Once my girl,
now my rival, I guess.

Cute, you guess, all right.

Okay, Tati.

Watch your mouth.

Ain't that what
got you on lock down

rocking sweat pants
and Kmart shirts?

I'd rather be
wearing Kmart shirts

than behind K hall
pulling my jeans down

for football players.

Get out of my face!

No, I'm not doing
this shit anymore.

Come on, Blaine,
let's run it again.

How the hell are we supposed
to perform now, Summer?

Easy. We perform.

We're not going to let
some slut outshine us.

Let's go.

You know that
wasn't right, Summer.

You know Tati isn't a hoe.

She was.

Whatever, man, I'm out.

I've got this identity,
I say the right things.

Summer, are you okay?

Hey.

Your parents
probably hate me, too.

Mom defended you, Summer.

Really?

Yes.

We should hang out
at your house tomorrow.

Yeah.

But my parents won't be there.

So what?

We could have
the whole place to ourselves.

I don't know. Summer.

What?

You scared?

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Yes!

So you, um, thinking about
going back to the masjid?

I think my mom would
kill me if I didn't.

But what do you want?

Pepperoni pizza slice.

For real, Summer.

You.

I...

I want you.

You probably
say that to everyone.

And who is everyone?

I don't know.

Those girls that
send you text messages--

And letters during class.
I don't know.

You wanna know something?

I have never been with anyone...

Ever.

The Instagram, the flirting...

It's just something to do.

So...

Am I just something to do?

No.

You're perfect.

Your family, your life.

I just wanna break you,
but gently.

I'm not who
you think I am, Summer.

Most days I don't like
going to the masjid.

I think Imam Khalid is a creep.

Tell your mom to watch out.

My God.

I knew I sensed some
creep factor in him.

My family is cool, but we
have problems, too, you know.

My dad tried to get
a second wife four years ago.

My mom wasn't having it,
so she separated from him.

Now they're trying
to get back together

and things are kinda just
getting back to normal.

You know?

Wow.

Yeah.

What about you?

What about your dad?

He lives in Studio City.

Okay.

With a white woman.

Okay.

She's okay.

I guess.

All she knows
how to make is sliders.

My mom really never got over it.

It's okay.

♪ Come to me

♪ Come to me

♪ Come to me

Good morning.

Hi, I'm Melissa.

The new weather anchor.

Miles said you would
show me the ropes,

but I'm just gonna
shadow for now.

For now?

Melisa. Um...

Tell me.

Do you know
mesoscale meteorology?

How about water vapor?

That's when the water...

When it like...

You know what?

Just give me one second.

I'm just gonna go
and check in with Miles.

- Okay?
- Sure.

Where is this girl?

Does you mom cook lamb, Summer?

Not really.

Mostly pasta, pizza.

I'm addicted to pizza.

Have you heard from
your schools yet?

Not yet.

I only applied to one,
CalArts, so...

Hopefully, I hear back soon.

You will.

You remind me of myself
when I was younger.

Thank you, Miss Rasheedah.

And your hair is always laid,

so if you don't
get in your school,

you can always come
work for me in my shop.

Mom, stop.

I should go.

Yeah.

Um, I guess
I'll see you tomorrow?

Yeah.

You want me to, you know,
walk you out?

It's all good.

- See you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.

Where'd you learn to cook lamb
like that, Miss Rasheedah?

You should definitely
have a cooking show.

I'd watch it every--

I don't want you coming
over here any more, Summer.

Do you think this is a game?

I lost my family, Summer.

To this day,
they won't speak to me

because I'm a Muslim.

My own parents.

And you come over here
and play with this like...

I need it, too.

Please.

We welcomed you into our home.

- Why?
- Because we want each other.

We both want each other.

And a religion can't
stop that, I'm sorry.

But it won't.

I love him.

I'm gonna call
your mother, Summer.

Who knows what else
you guys have been up to.

You can go.

I'm sorry.

You can go.

Really, Tahir?

Really?!

Summer.

Summer.

So, you wanna live here for
the rest of your senior year?

What about Jennifer?

What about Jennifer?

Hey.

You are my daughter.

Okay?

Your mom's on her way.

What?

She just wants
to make sure you're okay.

Well, tell her, I am.

I don't wanna see her right now.

Okay.

Understood.

Understood.

Where is Summer?

Yo. I don't know.

Summer.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm all right.

You guys ready?

Yeah.

Let's go.

♪ Sang a lullaby

♪ To a butterfly

♪ Child's wide brown eyes

♪ Secrets inside

♪ She said when I die

♪ Become a butterfly

♪ You can flutter and color in
meadows and hills ♪

♪ Beauty gave me the chills

♪ Flyin' on your own

♪ Then a thousand mourn

♪ Bright white, emerald green

♪ Silk blue, sailin' seas

♪ And the spotted wings

♪ Go blow in the wind

♪ Bright white, emerald green

I'll recite a poem for you guys?

Yes.

Yeah.

I am smokeless fire.

I'm a smokeless flame
born to an unknown mother.

She looks for God in me,
but cannot find him.

I look for God in me,
but I can't find him.

They call them Jinn.

Not people or angels,
beings with free will

to do evil or good.

My mother throws God at me,

but I was born a smokeless fire.

She was born of clay.

I may never see my mom again.

She disappeared in a holy
book for another day.

Thank you.

Hello.

Salaam-Alaikum, Anisa.

Rasheedah.

Are you okay, sis?

No, I'm fine.

What's up?

Summer and Tahir.

They've been--

What is it?

What did they do?

Just take care of yourself, sis.

You're tough, baby, you are.

It's your mother.

What is she doing here?

Just tell her what
you told me, okay?

- Hey.
- Hey.

Thank you.

Summer?

Yeah, get you right here.

Thank you.

I'm not going
back to that masjid.

Me neither.

I have to find a new one.

I know what you did, Summer.

What did you do?

I...

I was with someone.

A boy, and...

Why didn't you
come to me, Summer?

You were busy, Mom,
being a Muslim.

You are my daughter.

And I am never too busy for you.

Look, I had you when
I was way too young

and I don't regret
that for a second,

but I would never
want you to go through

what I went through.

So...

I just hope that...

You used protection.

We did.

And that you wanted to.

I did, Mom.

Okay.

I should go.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Yeah.

No.

- I gotta go, David.
- Jade.

- She needs you.
- No, she doesn't.

We need you.

Hey, you did good.

Thank you for coming.

I just don't know.

No, it's okay.

My God.

Yes.

My God.

- What's wrong?
- I got in.

I got in.

My God.

Okay. That's my girl.

That's my girl.

I'm so proud of you.

Hey, Jade, you should
check this out.

Wow.

That's pretty great.

Yeah.

Well done.

Thanks.

You better not
forget about me, Tahir.

How can I forget about you

when I'm the one
that introduced you

to beef pepperoni pizza?

You owe me.

How are your parents?

They're good.

Gosh, I miss them so much.

My mom kinda misses you too.

She just wants me
to go to college

without having a kid first.

Nothing personal.

How is your mom?

She's good.

She's attending
another masjid in Englewood.

Going on the occasional date.
Having a beer.

She's doing her own thing.

How are you?

I'm just happy to be free.

Well, how about we go get
some free beef pepperoni

pizza slices?

But we gotta get churros first.

You're so bad for me.

I know that's why you love me.

Now, I know
we've been experiencing

some pretty gray days
these past few weeks,

but we do have a warm front
sweeping into our area

in the last few weeks
of our spring.

Summer, my favorite season,
is on its way.