Synopsis
A Navajo/Bengali niece kneads to find dough-mestic harmony when her aunties burst into a frybread vs. roti showdown, forcing her to cook up her own recipe for belonging from all the ingredients of her culture.
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Your Sister Mena
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Sabrina Saleha
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Sabrina Saleha
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Sabrina SalehaSabrina Saleha is a Navajo/Bengali screenwriter-director currently staffed as a writer on AMC’s Dark Winds and a 2025 Sundance Native Lab Artist-in-Residence. Her directorial debut, Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough premiered at deadCenter Film Festival, winning the Audience Award for Best Short, the Best New Mexico Short Jury Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival and other fests.