A young African-American fights his way out of the ghetto and into college, seeking a Masters degree in film. He is haunted by his former gangster life, and fears that his brother might be following the same route. Deciding to make his thesis film on Muslims and violence, he is influenced by their portrayal in the media and by his younger brother`s misadventures with a gang of Afghanis. But as research into his project continues he begins to confront his own prejudices.