What Muslim American Filmmakers are Talking About in 2024
We are in the midst of the independent film festival season, and audiences are watching important documentaries telling the unknown narratives of our time….
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Filmmaker Jude Chehab Captures a Story of Faith, Loss, and Love in ‘Q’
CAAMFest’s Centerpiece Documentary presentation by first time feature documentary filmmaker and CAAM Fellow explores her family’s hidden matriarchal order’s impact on faith, family, and community.
Doris Duke Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to CAAM for U.S. Muslim Documentary Fund
$6 Million in Funding Aims to Propel U.S. Muslim Creators, Expand Access to the Entertainment Industry and Amplify Diverse Narratives
In ‘A Town Called Victoria’ a Texas Community Reckons with History and Hate When a Mosque Burns
“There is this concept of Southern hospitality, of neighborliness and connection, which I do feel is true. I feel it here… The thing is, though, is that’s also rooted in power. ” Li Lu, Director of ‘A Town Called Victoria’
Muslim Americans are Reclaiming Their Identity and Finding Their Voices Again in ‘An Act of Worship’
“This is a movie for Muslims, full stop, and I really hope that people can embrace the idea that we’re our own audience and we’re enough.”
—director Nausheen Dadabhoy
Amna Nawaz Takes Up Space and Tells Stories
“It just clicked that this was a form of public service. This was someplace I could tell stories and use my natural curiosity and my desire to travel and to be close to things.”
Interview With Filmmaker Iman Zawahry on the Inspiration Behind “Americanish”
As one of the first hijabi female filmmakers in the nation, Iman Zawahry has made it her mission to share Muslim womens’ stories with…
Q&A with “Black Muslim Woman” Writer Mikel Jones on Identity
CAAM’s Muslim Youth Voices program filmmaker delivers a powerful poem on beauty and blackness.
CAAM’s Muslim Youth Voices Films Coming to Philadelphia
The World Premiere of the short films produced during the seven-day filmmaking workshop in Philadelphia in July 2015 takes place November 14 at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival.