Through a single actress, Denmo Ibrahim spins an incredibly touching father-daughter tale spanning a US government office, an airport and a reunion twenty-five years in the making. Ibrahim is an incredible storyteller. Her characters, Mohammed and Layla, are chatty and fascinating, both of blooming story and casual sincerity. Their respective journeys' hiccups will be familiar to those of us who have to navigate the world as people of color. Mohammed keeps his temper through a bureaucratic run-around. Layla turns the disarming charm on just to request a flight seat change. You'll root for them...
Through a single actress, Denmo Ibrahim spins an incredibly touching father-daughter tale spanning a US government office, an airport and a reunion twenty-five years in the making. Ibrahim is an incredible storyteller. Her characters, Mohammed and Layla, are chatty and fascinating, both of blooming story and casual sincerity. Their respective journeys' hiccups will be familiar to those of us who have to navigate the world as people of color. Mohammed keeps his temper through a bureaucratic run-around. Layla turns the disarming charm on just to request a flight seat change. You'll root for them. This is some beautiful work.
