Actually Knowing Your Parents

Alaudin Ullah was at odd with his parents and Bengali culture as a teen. But now, he is learning about who his father was and the marriage between his parents. What he discovers surprises him.
IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM: After turning his back on everything South Asian and Muslim, Harlem playwright Alaudin Ullah travels from the streets of New York City to the villages of Bangladesh to unearth the surprising and extraordinary pasts of his immigrant parents. A documentary film by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah.
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