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2010 Sundance Film Festival Selection: Bilal's Stand at Michigan Theater

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1/31 6 p.m.

  • Jan. 31 at 6 p.m.

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Admission:

  • Tickets are $15 adults, $12 students/seniors/veterans, $10 Michigan Theater members. Advanced tickets are available at ticketweb.com

    For groups of 10+ email dwaller@michtheater.org for group discounts.

More Info:

www.bilalsstand.com
Preview story from AnnArbor.com
Directed by Michigan native and UM grad Sultan Sharrief. Bilal's Stand is about an upright black Muslim teen who works at his family’s taxi stand in Detroit. “The Stand,” as they affectionately call it, has been the family’s social and financial hub for the past 60 years, and Bilal is in line to carry the torch. But Bilal, who burns the midnight oil to keep up both the family business and his grades, develops a secret life designed to enable him to attend the University of Michigan. When his two lives collide, Bilal is forced to decide between keeping The Stand alive - and living the only life he has ever known - or taking a shot at social mobility.

Based on a true story, Bilal’s Stand radiates warmth, humor, and originality. Sultan Sharrief’s debut feature is a freshly crafted film filled with heart and authenticity that transports audiences to a world rarely seen on-screen and heralds the arrival of its filmmaker as a new voice in American independent cinema.

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