"With his second film, "A Sinner in Mecca", "The New York Times" ran a second feature profile feature on Sharma on 24 September 2015, saying "The documentary, largely recorded on an iPhone strapped to Mr. Sharma's neck with rubber bands, shows the pilgrimage in unflinching detail.The result is a religious reality film, but also a piercing indictment of Saudi Arabia" The piece also used clips from A Sinner in Mecca The film premiered in Toronto at the 2015 HotDocs Canadian Film Festival and opened in theaters in the US on 4 September 2015.