In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Al-Fatiha Foundation

proudly presents

the first-ever

Queer Muslim Film Festival

Six Hours of Films, Documentaries and Shorts!
Featuring a Special Night
of Queer Muslim Culture

Friday, February 13, 2004 - Sunday, February 15, 2004

The LA Gay and Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre

The Village at Ed Gould Plaza

1125 N. McCadden Place

Los Angeles, CA 90038
(One block east of Highland, just
north of Santa Monica Boulevard)

Directions at http://www.laglc.org

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
*subject to change

Friday, February 13, 2004

7:00 pm - Opening Reception

Opening Film - 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

 I Exist (Peter Barbosa and Garrett Lenoir, USA, 2003, 56 mins.)
Voices from the Lesbian and Gay Middle Eastern Community in the US

Program of Shorts - 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Act of Faith (Dan Bree, USA, 2003, 6 min.)
An Imam's Son, a Pakistani immigrant and
a Muslim community leader discuss sexuality

Surviving Sabu (Ian Iqbal Rashid, UK, 1997, 15 min.)

The difficult relationship between a young gay South Asian man and his father

Beauty Parlor (Mehreen Jabbar, Pakistan, 1998, 18 min.)

Women Reveal Secrets in a Beauty Parlor

Mistaken Identities (Hima B., USA, 2003, 15 mins.)

Interviews with six queer New Yorkers of
South Asian and Arab descent immideately after 9/11

10:15 pm - 11:15 pm - Feature Film

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World
(John John Scagliotti, USA, 2003, 60 min.)
Through the lens of the Cairo 52, this documentary explores
the immense challenges facing LGBT people in the Global South

Saturday, February 14, 2004

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Valentine's Day - Love, Sex, Marriage

Clip from Nazrah (Farah Nousheen, USA, 2003, 10 mins.)

Exploring the perspectives of Muslim women on sexuality and Islam

Surrender (Celine Gilbert, Tanzania, 2000, 28 mins.)

A young gay man in Zanzibar is forced to marry a woman by his father

Pangyau (Amir Muhammed, Malaysia, 2003, 8 mins.)

A Malay-Muslim reminisces about a teenage relationship
between him and an ethnic Chinese classmate

Tarik El Hobb - A Road to Love (Remi Lange, Morocco/France, 2001, 70 mins.)

A young man falls in love with one his subjects
as he makes a documentary about gay Arabs
 Sunday, February 15, 2004

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm - Queer Muslim Cultural Festival

(featuring Films, Dance, Poetry and Awards)

Feature Films Include:

Haseena 420 (Saeed Rahman, USA, Urdu/Hindi, 2003, 5 mins.)

Photos of Pakistani drag queens in New York City
East (Shamiran Samano, USA, 1998, 9 mins.)
A poetic film exploring Middle Eastern queer identity,
community, and spirituality set to a steady Middle Eastern beat.
In the Name of Allah (Parvez Sharma, USA, 2003, 30 mins)
Documentary work-in-progress about the lives of LGBT Muslims

TICKET INFORMATION:
All Three Nights:
Package Deal - $50
(Package deal must be bought on Friday evening - first day of film festival)

Individual Tickets:
Friday - Opening Reception & Films $25
Saturday - Valentines Day Films - $12
Sunday - Culture Fest, Award Ceremony & Films - $20
(Individual tickets can be bought the day of the films you are attending.)

** All Tickets Sold at the Door - Please Arrive Early **

** Limited Tickets Available **

Ticket sales will begin 30 minutes prior to the start of the film.
There are a limited number of seats in the theatre.
A limited number of tickets will be sold.
Entrance into any of the films is not guaranteed.

Films announced above are tentative and are subject to change.