Accept the Call
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2017
Logline
A father seeks to understand why his son is accused of terrorism after an FBI sting operation puts him and five others in prison. Accept the Call follows the lives of Somali-Americans in Minnesota as they struggle against Islamophobia in contemporary America.
Eunice Lau
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
As a former journalist, Eunice has a propensity toward stories concerning social justice. She was nominated for an AMPAS Student Academy Award in 2012 and received a Spike Lee Fellowship for her documentary on the struggle of Asian Americans. The Youth continues her exploration of identity and journey of the immigrant.
Arthur Nazaryan
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Since 2015, Arthur has covered the Somali community in Minneapolis as a photojournalist, publishing in the New York Times, CNN, and Atlantic. At the same time, he began research and pre-production for The Youth. His work focuses on stories of immigration, dealing with questions of identity and assimilation.
Yasu Inoue
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, EDITOR
Inspired by the cinema of Ozu and Kurosawa, Yasu came to New York to study film and discovered editing through maestros Walter Murch and Fred Wiseman. Yasu has produced and edited over 15 features including Newman which won a Best Documentary Award in 2016. His clients include HBO and Showtime.
Christina Choe
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
As a first-generation immigrant born and raised in Minneapolis, Christina brings a personal lens in the making of The Youth. In the past nine years, she has worked in various capacities in film production. Drawn to a humanist approach to storytelling, she is now delving into the world of documentary.