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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 titles with a criteria of Subject is Shi'ia


Divorce Iranian Style

Hilarious, tragic, stirring, this fly-on-the-wall look at several weeks in an Iranian divorce court provides a unique window into the intimate circumstances of Iranian women’s lives

Women Make Movies | 1998 | 80 minutes

For Those Who Sail to Heaven

Captures the Sufi rites of the annual Opet Festival in Egypt.

Icarus Films | 1990 | 48 minutes

Iran, Veiled Appearances

Depicts clashes in modern Iran between extreme fundamentalism and young people who are pushing for social change, filming with soldiers, religious leaders, students, artists and intellectuals.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 58 minutes

Shi'ism: Waiting for the Hidden Imam

Across Iran, Lebanon and Iraq a cross-section of major contemporary Shiite figures discuss and debate the history, theology and values of this minority branch of Islam.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 53 minutes

The Women of Hezbollah

A portrait of two women activists in the Hezbollah, and an examination of the personal, social and political factors of their commitment to this Islamic movement in Lebanon.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 49 minutes