American-ish

Synopsis

Set in Jackson Heights NY, this heartwarming comedy follows a first-generation immigrant Pakistani mother who tries valiantly to recover from being abandoned by her husband and raise her two daughters, Maryam and Sam. Following the tradition, she takes on the mission of getting her now grown daughters hitched to suitable Pakistani boys. However, none too impressed by the young men who come to dinner, the girls decide to take matters into their own hands.