 As one can imagine, it was a difficult decision for the subjects to participate in the film due to the violence they could face.It took the filmmaker six years to finish this film and he like those who have stepped forward to tell their stories"

In a piece entitled "Two tickets for Jihad Please", which is a direct quote from Parvez Sharma's interview with the Black Filmmakers Collective, the journalist also noted that the film was "critically acclaimed".Cineaste magazine said "The climate was certainly ripe, and there was a very ambitious filmmaker who knew a good opportunity when he saw one.