In this interview, "Veiled Voices" director Brigid Maher talks about her inspiration for the film, and her discoveries about the pluralistic aspects of Islam. Brigid Maher is a filmmaker and tenure-track assistant professor in the Film and Media Arts Division at American University, Washington D.C. Recently, she taught and worked in Lebanon as a Fulbright Senior Scholar. Her work often focuses on issues of cultural identity and discrimination. She has directed film and theater productions across the world and recently completed a film short, AWOL, shot on location in Lebanon and now touring the festival circuit. She wrote, directed and produced the feature film Adrift in the Heartland, shot in the West Bank and Chicago. Her films have screened at international film festivals throughout the United States.

In this interview, "Veiled Voices" director Brigid Maher talks about her inspiration for the film, and her discoveries about the pluralistic aspects of Islam. Brigid Maher is a filmmaker and tenure-track assistant professor in the Film and Media Arts Division at American University, Washington D.C. Recently, she taught and worked in Lebanon as a Fulbright Senior Scholar. Her work often focuses on issues of cultural identity and discrimination. She has directed film and theater productions across the world and recently completed a film short, AWOL, shot on location in Lebanon and now touring the festival circuit. She wrote, directed and produced the feature film Adrift in the Heartland, shot in the West Bank and Chicago. Her films have screened at international film festivals throughout the United States.