Thursday, July 17, 2008

A Jihad for Love Comes to Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, San Diego and Many More Cities!


 
 

Fourteen centuries after the revelation of the holy Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad, Islam today is the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of this dynamic faith, discovering the stories of its most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims.

Produced by Sandi DuBowski (Trembling Before G-d) and Sharma, A Jihad for Love was filmed in 12 countries and 9 languages and comes from the heart of Islam. Looking beyond a hostile and war-torn present, it reclaims the Islamic concept of a greater Jihad, whose true meaning is akin to 'an inner struggle' or 'to strive in the path of God' - allowing its remarkable subjects to move beyond the narrow concept of Jihad as holy war.


Los Angeles, CA Outfest July 17, 2008

Santa Rosa, CA

Rialto Cinemas Lakeside July 17, 2008
Wilmington, DE Theatre N at Nemours July 18 - 24, 2008
Lake Worth, FL Lake Worth Playhouse July 18 - 24, 2008
Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts July 25 & 26, 2008

Chicago, IL

Siskel Film Center July 25 - 31, 2008
Los Angeles, CA Laemmle Sunset 5 August 1 - 7, 2008
Palm Springs, CA Camelot Theaters August 1 - 7, 2008
Denver, CO Starz Denver August 1 - 7, 2008

Tempe, AZ

Valley Art Theatre August 1 - 7, 2008

Huntington, NY

Cinema Arts Centre August 5, 2008

Austin, TX

Landmark Dobie Opens August 8, 2008

San Diego, CA

Landmark Ken August 8 - 14, 2008

San Francisco, CA

Landmark Lumiere August 22 - 28, 2008

Berkeley, CA

Landmark Shattuck August 22 - 28, 2008

Philadelphia, PA

Landmark Ritz at Bourse August 22 - 28, 2008

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival September 4 - 14, 2008

Washington DC

Landmark E Street September 5 - 11, 2008

Seattle, WA

Landmark Varsity September 5 - 11, 2008
Fresno, CA Fresno Reel Pride September 17 - 21, 2008
Berkeley, CA JCC of the East Bay September 18, 2008

Atlanta, GA

Landmark Midtown Art Cinema September 19 - 25, 2008

Tampa, FL

Tampa Int'l Gay & Lesbian Film Festival October 2 - 12, 2008

Minneapolis, MN

5th Minneapolis Arab Film Festival October 16 - 19, 2008

Charlottesville, VA

Virginia Film Festival November 1, 2008


Director, Parvez Sharma and Producer, Sandi Dubowski - are making personal appearances in many of the cities!

For more information check out the following sites:

http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/jihadforlove_synopsis.html
www.ajihadforlove.com
www.ajihadforlove.blogspot.com

www.queermuslimrevolution.blogspot.com

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