![]() | A Land Called Paradise![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lena Khan | Animation & Music | 03:46 In December 2007, over 2,000 American Muslims were asked what they would wish to say to the rest of the world. This is what they said. A music video for Kareem Salama's "A Land Called Paradise." |
![]() | ANALOGY![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ioana Carcea | Under 60 seconds | 01:06 This one-minute piece uses a rather unconventional but startlingly relevant filmmaking approach. Using only authentic, royalty-free footage and no words at all, the film relies solely on editing to draw a daring yet fitting parallel that goes straight to the heart of the widespread American Muslims stereotyping problem in US. |
![]() | Arranged![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mediha | Animation & Music | 04:13 This is funny/immature look on a young girls view of a traditional arranged marriage. It's something most teens growing up here go through. I state that it IS tradition. And unfortunately, for a good number of Muslims, tradition still holds a strong presence [rather then Islam], especially for South Asians. This holds true for non-Muslim South Asians as well. The film talks about culture, not Isla. ... More |
![]() | Bassem is Trying![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lena Khan | Under 60 seconds | 01:40 A one-minute glance at the everyday struggles of a hapless Muslim man trying to prove himself to the world. |
![]() | CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bogdan Apetri | Drama | 05:06 Values are unexpectedly tested as a Muslim girl walks the streets of New York during Christmas Day. |
![]() | Durrah And Amasa![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fatimah Ashaela Ibrahim | Animation & Music | 01:27 Durrah and Amasa answer questions about Islam. |
![]() | Faith or Fatherhood![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Muntasir Sattar | Youth (Under 18) | 05:09 A Muslim teen gets his girlfriend pregnant. He is forced to choose between doing the right and his religion. |
False Impressions![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saman Piracha | Under 60 seconds | 00:59 Muslim Americans voice their concerns about the misconceptions that are made about them. They discuss that they are no different from their non-Muslim neighbors and would just like to be understood as such. | |
![]() | Forbidden Love![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() M. Hasna M. | Drama | 05:23 Ashamed to pray in public, a Muslim college girl searches for a private place to pray on campus. |
![]() | From the Ground Up![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mohammad Maaty & Jared Cleary | Drama | 03:15 A Muslim-American pays his respects at Ground Zero. |
