Salman Jaffri

American Boy follows a first-generation, first-born Pakistani-American young man growing up in New York under the weight of his family’s hopes and expectations. Raised by immigrant parents who have sacrificed everything for a better future, he is expected to become a doctor. Torn between honoring his parents' sacrifice and discovering his own purpose, he must confront what it means to define success on his own terms. He was supposed to save lives but instead he chose a path he didn't expect