Tarik Shah: Don't Play Like Them
2025
38 min
English
How did a beloved musician with no criminal record get locked away for 15 years?
Tarik Shah, supremely talented Muslim American jazz bassist, endured 15 years of unjust imprisonment. Shah toured with jazz legend Betty Carter and was invited to play at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, only to be unfairly targeted by the FBI after 9/11. This is the inspirational true story of his music, resilience, and unconquerable spirit
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Tarik Shah as Himself
Top Crew
Barry Rubinow · Director, Editor
Patrick Cone · Cinematographer
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