DC premiere of A Jihad for Love -- the film about gay & lesbian Muslims -- September 5
A Jihad for Love, the film by Parvez Sharma that looks at the lives and struggles of gay and lesbian Muslims, and humanizes them both as gay people and as people of faith, will premiere in Washington, DC at the Landmark E Street Cinema on September 5, 2008.
***ONE WEEK ONLY*** Do not miss the chance to see this one-of-a-kind film that is making headlines around the world! The courageous people in this film have been putting their lives on the line just so the world can get to know them as human beings. A Jihad for Love has been touching hearts and opening minds of viewers everywhere.
Put it on your calendars-- I want to see you all there! It's crucial for the sake of this good cause to get maximum turnout on opening night.
In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has dared to go where the silence is loudest. In the world's first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality, Parvez enters the many worlds of Islam by illuminating multiple stories as diverse as Islam itself. The film travels a wide geographic arc presenting us lives from India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and France. We meet men and women whose pursuit of love has brought them into conflicts with their countries, families and even themselves. Such is the quandary of being both homosexual and Muslim, a combination so taboo that very little about it has been documented. Produced by Sandi DuBowski (Trembling Before G-d).
See Love Jihadi, the director's blog, for many amazing stories of the film's reception around the world. Sample post: "Such an amazing discussion in the cinema last night- an Imam (ours), two Rabbis and two Christian priests and yes the show was a sell out! People were remarkably engaged and moved. Clearly this film is touching people in ways I had not even imagined possible."
***ONE WEEK ONLY*** Do not miss the chance to see this one-of-a-kind film that is making headlines around the world! The courageous people in this film have been putting their lives on the line just so the world can get to know them as human beings. A Jihad for Love has been touching hearts and opening minds of viewers everywhere.
Put it on your calendars-- I want to see you all there! It's crucial for the sake of this good cause to get maximum turnout on opening night.
In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has dared to go where the silence is loudest. In the world's first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality, Parvez enters the many worlds of Islam by illuminating multiple stories as diverse as Islam itself. The film travels a wide geographic arc presenting us lives from India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and France. We meet men and women whose pursuit of love has brought them into conflicts with their countries, families and even themselves. Such is the quandary of being both homosexual and Muslim, a combination so taboo that very little about it has been documented. Produced by Sandi DuBowski (Trembling Before G-d).
See Love Jihadi, the director's blog, for many amazing stories of the film's reception around the world. Sample post: "Such an amazing discussion in the cinema last night- an Imam (ours), two Rabbis and two Christian priests and yes the show was a sell out! People were remarkably engaged and moved. Clearly this film is touching people in ways I had not even imagined possible."