New Muslim Cool tells the true life story of Hamza Perez, a Puerto Rican-American hip hop artist who converted to Islam at age 21, pulling himself off the streets to become a communiy activist and rising star. Forginf unlikely friendships with a Jewish poet, a prisonn chaplain, and many others along his surprising spitirual journey, Hamza faces challenges with a message of hope, finding his balance in a world that never stops changing. Sedition profiles two young spoken-word artists who grapple with issues of racism and censorship, and offer their thoughts on the power of poetry to effect social change. The featured artists, Boonaa Mohammed and Rafeef Ziadah, perform their poetry, tell their stories, and artfully challenge viewers' thinking about education, bias and freedom of expression.








