As I reflected on silent moments I found visually compelling, I kept coming back to this one image of food cart vendor I had seen praying beside his shuttered truck, head to the ground, a moment of silence, in one of the most public places on the planet: a New York City street.
I was interested in exploring prayer as normal, mundane, and sometimes frustratingly inconvenient amid the cacophony of metropolitan life—and in the process countering the narrative of public prayer as unusual in America, celebrating the beautiful normalcy of Muslim acts of faith.
This short film was featured in the American Muslim Futures exhibit in partnership with the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design and Muslim Advocates, focused on showcasing alternate visions for a just future.