Taqwacore (film)
| Taqwacore | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Omar Majeed |
| Written by | David Oliveras |
| Produced by | EyeSteelFilm Mila Aung-Thwin Daniel Cross |
| Starring | Michael Muhammad Knight The Kominas Al Thawra Vote Hezbollah Secret Trial Five |
| Cinematography | Mark Ellam Zachary Dylan Fay |
| Edited by | Maxime Chalifoux Omar Majeed |
| Music by | Omar Waqar |
| Distributed by | EyeSteelFilm |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam is a 2009
Appearances
Many individuals are featured in the documentary, including:
- Sufis, riot grrrls in burqas with band patches, skinhead Shi’as etc. Knight is American convert to Islamwho joins the band in their tour.
- The Kominas, a Pakistani punk band from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Members:
- Al-Thawra, heavy metal Arab band from Chicago featuring Marwan
- Diacritical
- Vote Hezbollah, fronted by Kourosh, an Iranian from San Antonio
- Secret Trial Five an all-female Canadian punk rock band fronted by Sena, a Pakistani lesbian from Vancouver
Synopsis
The Pakistani punks The Kominas have arrived at the last stop of their first American tour and are celebrating with tourmates. Also appearing are the author Michael Muhammad Knight (The Taqwacores), Koroush (Vote Hezbollah), Sena (Secret Trial Five) and Marwan (Al-Thawra). They incite a riot of young hijabi girls at ISNA, the largest Muslim gathering in North America, after Sena takes the stage.
The film then travels with Knight to Pakistan, where his friends (in a new band named after Noble Drew Ali) bring punk to the streets of Lahore and elsewhere in the region. Michael also begins to reconcile his fundamentalist past with the rebel he has now become.
Festivals
- Vancouver International Film Festival, world premiere
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Quebec premiere
- Sheffield Doc/Fest, European premiere
- Theatrical release October 19, 2009
- Festival International du Film Indépendant, Lille, France, winner of the Silver Butterfly prize, 2011
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