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Zubair Simonson

Aspiring Screenwriter | Lives in Morningside Heights | Directed by Brian Kazmarck

Ellie Ellsworth

Jennifer Choi

Connie & Joe Ricci

Tina Gaudin

Zubair Simonson

Mike Luo

Greg Clark

Susan Lee

Dan Kramer

Will Tant

Jessica Choi

Davis Marshall

Andi Brindley

Maureen Martino

Charlie Osewalt

Beatrice Kee

Alan Kleinberg

Lolita Jackson

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The term "Born Again" is as polarizing in America today as it was 20 centuries ago when Jesus of Nazareth confided to a friend: "Truly. Truly. No one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again." The New Birth Portrait Series was created to explore and further articulate the meaning of his words through the lives of "New Yorkers." Each video portrait acts as a window into the new birth experience – an experience typically dismissed. Usually misunderstood. Right considered offensive. Even so, one's initial response does not normally demonstrate understanding. It did not for Jesus' friend who immediately retorts "How can a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born! How can this be?"