Showing 1 - 10 of 40 titles with a criteria of Subject is Islam

Against My Will

The stories of three women who took refuge at the Dastak women's shelter in Pakistan, founded to help women fleeing abusive and murderous families.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 50 minutes

All Restrictions End

Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 35 minutes

And There Was Israel

An accessible, clearly argued essay on how Israel came to be.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 52 minutes

Azmaish

Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar’s inspiring and probing documentary explores the complex relationship between India and her native country.

Women Make Movies | 2017 | 85 minutes

Blue Helmet

François Crémieux served as a French UN peacekeeper near the Bosnian town of Bihać. He never saw combat, but he was left deeply shaken by the experience.

Icarus Films | 1995 | 25 minutes

Camera/Woman

CAMERA/WOMAN, shot in vérité style, follows Khadija, a divorced Moroccan woman on the job as a wedding videographer, at home, and with friends, unveiling the issues that confront working-class Muslim women in societies in the midst of change.

Women Make Movies | 2013 | 59 minutes

Caught in the Crossfire

Post 9/11, Arab-Americans are caught in the crossfire of the War on Terrorism, and are finding out how cold the welcome can be when one belongs to the wrong immigrant group at the wrong time.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 54 minutes

City Life - Lines in the Dust

In revolutionary programs in Northern Ghana and India, gender roles are challenged, and illiterate adults educated.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 27 minutes

Crimes of Honour

Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, investigates the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband.

Icarus Films | 1998 | 44 minutes

Die Before Blossom

The rising importance of Islamic values in an Indonesian public school is apparent in this portrait of modern schoolgirls Kiki and Dila.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 89 minutes