![]() | Three Women, One Country, One God![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Laura Zinger | Documentary | 04:26 Three women: Cima, Noor and Asra, one born and raised in America, one raised in Jordan and now living in America and one an American convert, talk about their lives, experiences, and views as Muslim women living in America. |
Through the Eyes of Immigrants (short version)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Educational Video Center | Documentary | 03:57 This tape looks at the impact of 9/11 on immigrants, particularly Arab and Muslim teens. Youth documentary makers capture a day in the life of a Pakistani teen who has lived by himself ever since his family fled New York City after repeated harassment following 9/11. | |
![]() | Transit ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Avais Chughtai | Drama | 05:39 A snap shot into the lives of Muslim Americans as they transit through challenges, self-reflection and happiness in pursuit to merge into the fabric of American Society. |
U.S.A. V. ME ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Noor Elashi | Documentary | 04:50 The daughter of a co-defendant in the historic Holy Land Foundation trial gives you a sneak peak into the political case. | |
![]() | United States Citizen's Family Condemned ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellie Bernstein | Documentary | 04:14 This is the story of Fatima Hossain whose husband was arrested in August 2004 and charged with conspiracy and material support of terrorism. In 2006 Mohammed was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Fatima was left to support and raise six children and numerous relatives on her own. This story shows the hidden suffering of a family when the husband and father is unjustly incarcerated. |
![]() | Unseen Victims![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vahid | Drama | 05:00 "Unseen Victims" depicts life for an American Muslim family before and after 9/11. Mike has to deal with being alienated as an outsider who is no longer viewed as an American. He eventually realizes that the religion he had been trying to distance himself from, in order to fit in, is rather the key to helping him find out who he really is. |
Vantage ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() H A | Comedy | 05:06 In this slice of life, as two Americanized friends from different parts of the world prepare for a journey to Morocco, we embark on a lighthearted exploration of the concept of "us," "you" and "them" in a state flux. I wanted a "Three's Company" surface with underlying issues speaking to amity and discord, ignorance and tolerance, and asking, where lies the line between political correctness a ... More | |
![]() | Warring Factions![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Justin Mashouf | Documentary | 03:13 As forces in American government and media have fueled the feeling of an unavoidable war with Iran Warring Factions is a call to (dis)arms. By combining both documentary and experimental techniques, the film will explore the meaning of Iranian American national, ethnic, and religious identities as a way to humanize the conflict between nations before the event of a devastating war. |
What is American?![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ali Shehata | Under 60 seconds | 01:00 So often in America, Muslims who either citizens by birth or naturalization are told they are not "American" either because of their names, their dress or their ethnic background. This short movie explores what being an American is really all about. | |
What is He Reaching For?![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ali Khorasani | Youth (Under 18) | 03:13 A man walks out and pulls the string of a Qur'an, but the bystanders think he's bulling on the cord of a bomb. Dustin then gives a summary of misconceptions and actual life as a Muslim-American |