This film demonstrated an exceptional skill with camera, editing and the ability to objectively respect-rather than objectify-its subject. The narrative was given room to speak and not deified or vilified, which is often the case with such an obvious and volatile political subject-that a director will choose to draw conclusion, rather than draw out the story. This patience by which the story is revealed reflects directorial maturity, and the use of music as a contextual and transitional modifier speaks to this, both underscoring the emotional and cultural location of a "mosque in Morgantown," and serving as an intelligent metronome to the unfolding conflict.
