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Crows are White

Mar 11, 2022

7:45pm – 9:22pm CT

For over a thousand years, a secretive Buddhist sect has lived in an isolated monastery in Japan performing acts of extreme physical endurance in their pursuit of enlightenment. A filmmaker, struggling to reconcile his desires with his faith, sets off to the strict monastery in search of answers. When he arrives, his presence is not welcomed and the only monk who will speak with him is an outcast who prefers ice cream and Slayer to meditation. Together they forge an unlikely friendship that leads them to higher truths and occasionally, a little trouble. Shot over five years on three continents, Crows are White is an exploration of truth, faith and love, from the top of a mountain to the bottom of a sundae.

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Director
photo of Ahsen Nadeem

Credits

Director:

Ahsen Nadeem

Producer:

Riel Roch-Decter, Sebastian Pardo, Ahsen Nadeem, Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens, Ben Renzo,

Screenwriter:

Ahsen Nadeem, Matt H. Mayes, Dawn Blackman

Cinematographer:

Matthew Nauser

Editor:

Kimberley Hassett, Weston Currie

Sound Designer:

Nathan Ruyle

Music:

Logan Nelson

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Lauren Schwartz
FULL PICTURE PR
lschwartz@fullpic.com

Publicity Contact:

Riel Roch-Decter
rrd@memory.is
3103826466

Sales Agent:

Amanda Lebow / CAA

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2022
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Runtime:
97 mins