His first narrative feature Valley of Saints, won at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. In 2014, his film The Big House was on the Sundance selection list. So naturally, there is big curiosity about his new project, A Stray. It is the story of a young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis, USA who is trying to outrun his bad luck. It seems like he might just make it, then he crosses paths with a stray dog.