A Jihad for Love (2007)
- Directed by
- Parvez Sharma
- Genre
- documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary explores the lives of gay and lesbian Muslims around the world. It shows their struggles to reconcile their faith with their sexuality. The film shares personal stories of seeking acceptance and love within their communities.
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What happens
A Jihad for Love (preceded by a short film called In the Name of Allah) is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Parvez Sharma and was the world's first film on Islam and homosexuality. It took a total of six years to make and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008 as the opening documentary film for the Panorama section. The Indo-American Arts Council referred to it as a "seminal film" because of its unprecedented subject. The work that Sharma started with the film has become a staple in many books on Islam and at U.S. University libraries. Sharma wrote the foreword for the two-part anthology Islam and Homosexuality. According to Sharma, South Africa's Muslim Judicial Council labeled him an apostate in response to the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family (2004)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.