Films made by Dr. Arifa Javed
Self-Financed by the Producer
Available on DVD/Blue-Ray, Streaming and Screening
Trailer- Cross Culture and Religion: Indian Christians in America
Here comes my new production, Cross Culture and Religion-Indian Christians in America. This marks the fourth step in the completion of my Peoples of India Series dedicated to promote cultural understanding about different communities of Indian origin who have now made America their home. Each of my production has paved a step further in the ethnic enrichment of fellow American citizens with whom we now share our existence. A new documentary film by Producer/Writer Dr.Arifa Javed
Directed by Junaid Imam
Cross Culture and Religion-Indian Christians in America
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This documentary, the fourth in the Peoples of India series under the banner of Arifa Javed Films, tells a personal story of Indian Christians in America. It focuses on their identity emerging from a unique combination of race, religion and culture that makes them stand out both among the other Indian immigrants in the U.S. as well as among other Christian Americans. A film for global audience, promoting an understanding in the dynamics of race, religion and culture.
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Writer, Producer: Arifa Javed
Arifa Javed is a professor of Sociology in Detroit, MI. Born and raised in India, she began her teaching career at Jamia Millia University in New Delhi, India. Since immigrating to the United States in 1995, Dr. Javed’s research interests have centered on immigration, and the cultural, familial and personal issues associated with it.
Directed by: Junaid Imam
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City Libraries
Ann Arbor Dist. Library-2 MI
Bellville Dist. Library MI
Grand blanc Library, MI
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Yale University
Many Passages of Time - A Story of Indian Muslims in America
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This documentary film, the third in a series by Dr. Arifa Javed, tells a personal story of Indian Muslim immigrants in America—a unique group whose identity as outsiders both at home and abroad has shaped the complex intersectional addition they make to America’s social fabric of ethnic diversity.
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Director : Merajur Rahman Baruah
Merajur (“Raj”) Rahman Baruah is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. He attended the Film and Television Institute of India, and also has a Masters degree in Sociology and Mass Communication Research from Jamia Millia University in New Delhi. With numerous independent documentary films to his credit, Raj’s work has been featured at film festivals across India and beyond. He received the Commonwealth Vision Award in 2006 for the film “Beyond the Zero Line” from the Royal Commonwealth Society, United Kingdom. He also received Rajat Kamal Award for the best film on social issues at the 55th Indian National Film Awards, and the Best Director Award for his film “Shifting Prophecy” at the Hyderabad International Film Festival 2008.
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Writer, Producer: Arifa Javed
Arifa Javed is a professor of Sociology in Detroit, MI. Born and raised in India, she began her teaching career at Jamia Millia University in New Delhi, India. Since immigrating to the United States in 1995, Dr. Javed’s research interests have centered on immigration, and the cultural, familial and personal issues associated with it.
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Ann Arbor District Library, MI
Bellville District Library, MI
Ford Cent. Dearborn, MI
Genesse District Library, MI
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University of Indiana
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Many Passages of Time was one of the Official Selections featured in the Great Lakes International Film Festival 2022
The Season in the mist - a film on sikhs in america
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Amid today’s widespread misunderstandings about immigrants and the immigration debate, this second documentary in Dr. Arifa Javed’s series sheds light on the experiences of Sikhs in America. Their story offers valuable insights and lessons that contribute meaningfully to the current, often polarized, conversation on immigration.
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Director: Merajur Rahman Baruah
Merajur (“Raj”) Rahman Baruah is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. He attended the Film and Television Institute of India, and also has a Masters degree in Sociology and Mass Communication Research from Jamia Millia University in New Delhi. With numerous independent documentary films to his credit, Raj’s work has been featured at film festivals across India and beyond. He received the Commonwealth Vision Award in 2006 for the film “Beyond the Zero Line” from the Royal Commonwealth Society, United Kingdom. He also received Rajat Kamal Award for the best film on social issues at the 55th Indian National Film Awards, and the Best Director Award for his film “Shifting Prophecy” at the Hyderabad International Film Festival 2008.
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Writer, Producer: Arifa Javed
Arifa Javed is a professor of Sociology in Detroit, MI. Born and raised in India, she began her teaching career at Jamia Millia University in New Delhi, India. Since immigrating to the United States in 1995, Dr. Javed’s research interests have centered on immigration, and the cultural, familial and personal issues associated with it.
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City Libraries
Belleville District Library, MI
Bloomfield Township Library, MI
Ford Cent. Library Dearborn, MI
Genesse District Library-2, MI
Kalamazoo Dist. Library, MI
Lansing District Library, MI
Madison Hieghts, MI
Monroe County Library, MI
Portage Dist. Library, MI
Redford Township Library, MI
Romulus Dist. Library
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Albion District Library
Ann Arbor Dist. Library
Indiana University
Loyola University
Michigan State University
Penn State University
U of D Mercy
U of M Ann Arbor
U of M-Dearborn
University of Texas
University of Washington
Essential Arrival - Michigan’s 21st Century Indian Immigrants
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While America is celebrated as a “nation of immigrants,” this legacy is not just history—it is still being shaped today. This film, the first in Dr. Arifa Javed’s documentary series, highlights a new chapter in that story by focusing on Indian immigrants and their contributions to contemporary American society.
Despite their growing impact, little is known about Indian immigrants—their values, contributions, and role in today’s globalized economy. Through interviews with experts in law, sociology, and public policy, as well as Indian immigrant families in Michigan, this film offers a comprehensive and essential portrait of Indian Americans.
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Director: Merajur Rahman Baruah
Merajur (“Raj”) Rahman Baruah is an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. He attended the Film and Television Institute of India, and also has a Masters degree in Sociology and Mass Communication Research from Jamia Millia University in New Delhi. With numerous independent documentary films to his credit, Raj’s work has been featured at film festivals across India and beyond. He received the Commonwealth Vision Award in 2006 for the film “Beyond the Zero Line” from the Royal Commonwealth Society, United Kingdom. He also received Rajat Kamal Award for the best film on social issues at the 55th Indian National Film Awards, and the Best Director Award for his film “Shifting Prophecy” at the Hyderabad International Film Festival 2008.
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Writer, Producer: Arifa Javed
Arifa Javed is a professor of Sociology in Detroit, MI. Born and raised in India, she began her teaching career at Jamia Millia University in New Delhi, India. Since immigrating to the United States in 1995, Dr. Javed’s research interests have centered on immigration, and the cultural, familial and personal issues associated with it. Now, in her first project intended for general, non-academic audiences, Dr. Javed seeks to portray the unique experience of Indian immigrants in the documentary film, “Essential Arrival: Michigan’s Indian Immigrants in the 21st Century.
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City Libraries
Allendale Township Library, MI
Ann Arbor District Library, MI
Berrien Springs Public Library, MI
Belleville District Library, MI
Benton Harbor Public Library, MI
Chipewa River District Library, MI
Clarkston Independence District Library, MI
Clawson Blair Memorial Library, MI
Coldwater – Branch District Library, MI
Decatur –
Farmington Community Library, MI
Ferndale Area District Library, MI
Henry Ford Centennial Library, Dearborn, MI
Grand Blanc- McFarlen Library, MI
Lyon Township Public Library, MI
Madison Heights Public Library, MI
Midland Grace A. Daw Memorial, MI
Rochester Hills Public Library, MI
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University Libraries
Grand Valley State University, MI
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Loyola University of Chicago, IL
Oberlin College and Conservatory, OH
Plymouth Canton Community Schools, MI
University of California, Berkley, CA
University of Detroit Mercy, MI
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan- Dearborn, MI
University of Michigan-Flint, MI
University of Texas
Purchase Options For the Films
DVD/Blu-Ray for classroom and library use – $300
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