Two Gods

An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, TWO GODS follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey as he takes two teenagers under his wing to teach them how to live better lives. Inside a corner shop in East Orange, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Hanif, a Black Muslim casket maker who finds spiritual grounding in his work, brings two boys from the local community under his tutelage: twelve-year-old Furquan and seventeen-year-old Naz. Having formerly served time in prison, Hanif continues to grapple with past mistakes and new challenges, while his faith helps him guide his young charges on their own paths toward healing and embracing life. Shot in striking black-and-white, TWO GODS juxtaposes the rituals of death with the vibrancy and potential of adolescence.