2007 | Color | 85 min The first-ever feature-length documentary to explore the complex global intersections of Islam and homosexuality. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone to the places where the silence about this topic is strongest, including Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, India, France, Egypt, South Africa and Canada, to assemble stories of the hidden lives of lesbian and gay Muslims worldwide. With unprecedented access, Sharma brings to light the lives of gay people who struggle to reconcile their sexuality with their profoundly held faith. In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack, from within and without, A Jihad for Love illustrates the lives of brave and determined people, negotiating a new relationship to Islam Country: Francia, Rusia, Austria, Estados Unidos, Alemania Direction: Sharma; Parvez Production: Dubowsk; Sandi Photography: Ba; Berke, Sharma; Parvez Sound: Sound; 701, Sound; Skywalker Music: Deyhim; Sussan, Horowitz; Richard Participation year at FICM: 2007
2007 | Color | 85 min The first-ever feature-length documentary to explore the complex global intersections of Islam and homosexuality. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has gone to the places where the silence about this topic is strongest, including Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, India, France, Egypt, South Africa and Canada, to assemble stories of the hidden lives of lesbian and gay Muslims worldwide. With unprecedented access, Sharma brings to light the lives of gay people who struggle to reconcile their sexuality with their profoundly held faith. In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack, from within and without, A Jihad for Love illustrates the lives of brave and determined people, negotiating a new relationship to Islam Country: Francia, Rusia, Austria, Estados Unidos, Alemania Direction: Sharma; Parvez Production: Dubowsk; Sandi Photography: Ba; Berke, Sharma; Parvez Sound: Sound; 701, Sound; Skywalker Music: Deyhim; Sussan, Horowitz; Richard Participation year at FICM: 2007
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
Stellan Skarsgård to Present Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value at the 23rd FICM 10 · 03 · 25 Juliette Binoche to Receive the Award for Artistic Excellence at the 23rd FICM 10 · 02 · 25 Cherien Dabis to Present ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU at the 23rd FICM 10 · 01 · 25 Charlie Kaufman will present his short film HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST at the 23rd FICM 09 · 30 · 25
