For those giving this documentary the thumbs down and calling it all lies and propaganda, id recommend you taking a look at the rebuttal to this film after cair and the new. It took a total of six years to make and premiered at the. A jihad for love is a courageous documentary on the plight of gays in the muslim world, and it reveals how the devout attempt to reconcile their sexual orientation and their faith. Parvez sharma is a new yorkbased indian filmmaker, author, and journalist. A jihad for love, sharmas debut as a director, is a highly personal documentary informed by his own status as both. According to the organisers, the film, directed by sudipto sen, focused on the issue of love jihad and religious conversion of girls in kerala. A story of the others is the searing and perceptive result of these efforts. Its called a jihad for love, a new film exploring the challenges faced by gay muslims worldwide. A jihad for love is a 2008 documentary film and was the worlds first film on islam and homosexuality. Many muslim organizations came out in support of this film. Dec 21, 2017 in an article published by the mainstream indian media house news18, suhail anjum, a senior indian muslim journalist, sees love jihad i. The documentary was secretly filmed in 12 muslim countries by parvez sharma, a former journalist in india. Yet the term jihad has a far more complex significance. Filmmaker magazine in 2008 said he also produced and edited the.
I cant even sleep at night because of the thought of inhaling burnt lithium. Even ten years after its release the film continues to resonate for thousands. There is no voiceover narration, so typical of documentary films, to. Oct 10, 2007 video archive for the film a jihad for love, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2007. Sad to say, a jihad for love is not a sequel to the pornographic satire the raspberry reich 2004. As i mentioned earlier, it is a fight between good and evil, love and hate. As explained in dune, the butlerian jihad is a conflict taking place over 11,000 years in the future and over 10,000 years before the events of dune which results in the total destruction of virtually all forms of computers, thinking machines, and conscious robots. In a jihad for love he presents us with a palette of muslim gays and lesbians who crave acceptance as true believers in islam. Fourteen centuries after the revelation of the holy quran to the prophet muhammad, islam today is the worlds second largest and fastest growing religion. Propaganda wars how real is the threat of love jihad.
This index lists many of them, including fiction, nonfiction and hybrid feature films. The jihad in the title of the film is not here meant as it is usually. A screening of the film was organised by global indian foundation and vivekanand vichar manch of jawahar lal nehru university in delhi. From the toronto star july 18, 2008 susan walker entertainment reporter a jihad for love out of 4 written and directed by parvez sharma.
Video of love jihad killing raises tensions in india. With unprecedented access and depth, sharma brings to light the hidden lives of gay and lesbian muslims from countries like iran, pakistan, egypt, turkey, france, india, and south africa. In western media, the concept of jihad is often narrowly equated with holy war. Jeremy kay on a jihad for love, a film about islam and. E arly on in the more4 documentary a jihad for love, which receives its much anticipated world premiere at the toronto international film festival. Dec 07, 2017 video of love jihad killing raises tensions in india. Filmmaker parvez sharma creates movies addressing islamic sexuality issues including gay and lesbian muslims in a jihad for love. And in order to win this war, we have to blot out the latter through the power of love. He like the 15 of 19 hijackers of 911 had definitely performed hajj. A jihad for love 2008 and a sinner in mecca 2014 are. A jihad for love is the worlds first film on islam and homosexuality, billed universally as seminal and winning numerous awards worldwide. Cinereach develops, produces, coproduces, finances, and supports featurelength films crafted for the big screen.
Sep 06, 2007 e arly on in the more4 documentary a jihad for love, which receives its much anticipated world premiere at the toronto international film festival on sunday, a muslim man and his two daughters are. I bought a new, cool and i dont mean cool as in cold, fast hp pavilion laptop. For a gripping portrait of brave individuals staying strong in the face of incredible opposition, look no further than this awardwinning film portraying the lives of gay and lesbian. Pg while there is much to admire among the subjects of a jihad for love, the film itself is a lowgrade production that risks losing the viewer with an unimaginative sequence of talking heads.
One of the major revelations in the film is that this phenomenon. In the wake of the attacks of september 11 and increasing fears of islamic terrorist threats, the term has often been reduced simply to war. It took a total of six years to make and premiered at the toronto international film festival in september 2007. After a distinguished career as a print and television journalist, parvez sharma has made a notable transition to documentary filmmaker. For those giving this documentary the thumbs down and calling it all lies and propaganda, id recommend you taking a look at the rebuttal to this film after cair and the new york times smeared it. A jihad for love, like sandi dubowskis 2001 trembling before gd, presents many difficult stories told by many tearstained faces. May 16, 2008 a white boy from chelsea could not have made this film, explains parvez sharma, the new yorkbased director of a jihad for love, opening may 21.
It gave islams unlikeliest storytellers agency lgbt muslims to tell the story of the faith. When the personal is political and the political is personalon film. A jihad for love is the firstever featurelength documentary to explore the complex global intersections of islam and homosexuality. Mar 05, 2020 love jihad, also called romeo jihad, is an alleged activity under which young muslim boys and men are said to reportedly target young girls belonging to nonmuslim communities for conversion to. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Theres always the act of coming out as gay, but i was done with that when i was 17. A jihad for love 2008 stream and watch online moviefone.
This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The rss is attempting to convince hindus in western uttar pradesh that they face a great threat from love jihad. May 24, 2018 a jihad for love is the worlds first film on islam and homosexuality, billed universally as seminal and winning numerous awards worldwide. The documentary film maker pervez sharma is a devout muslim and a fighter for acceptance of homosexuals within the ummah or the broad global community of followers of the third branch of the abrahamic religions. May 20, 20 a jihad for love is a documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender muslims across the muslim and western worlds. He interviews those who try to reconcile their faith with the ban on. A jihad for love preceded by a short film called in the name of allah is a 2008 documentary film and was the worlds first film on islam and homosexuality.
A jihad for love 2008 filmmaker parvez sharma travels into the secretive world of homosexuality within the islamic faith. Muslim gay filmmaker parvez sharma has gone where the silence is loudest, filming with great risk in nations where government permission to make this film was not an option. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, intense and dramatic films and tv shows about with jihad, terrorism, islam, terrorist, violence, murder, politics, muslim, death and brutality plots mostly in drama, thriller and action genres shot in usa, france, uk and other. A white boy from chelsea could not have made this film, explains parvez sharma, the new yorkbased director of a jihad for love, opening may 21. Film festival 2007 and the berlin international film festival 2008 opening film of. Produced by sandi dubowski trembling before gd and sharma, a jihad for love was filmed in 12 countries and 9 languages and comes from the heart of islam. See sharma discuss the film, and the widely varying status of gay rights in various countries, in a 2008. A new film on love jihad by sudipto sen hindu council of. Parvez sharma, a jihad for love filmmaker magazine. The film focuses on the issue of love jihad and religious conversion of girls in. Looking beyond a hostile and wartorn 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. Aug 14, 2014 propaganda wars how real is the threat of love jihad.
A controversial film about gay muslims is more a labour of love than a call to arms. Yogi adityanath was born as ajay mohan bisht on 5 june 1972 in the village of panchur, in pauri garhwal, uttar pradesh now in uttarakhand. Parvez sharmas first film a jihad for love is a global phenomenon with 8. After its premieres at the prestigious toronto international film festival 2007 and the berlin international film festival 2008 opening film of the highly competitive panorama documentary section, a jihad for love traveled to film festivals in more than 50 different nations. A jihad for love is the worlds first feature documentary to explore the complex. It is done as a way to allow him communicate his religious convictions and.
A jihad for love the word jihad or holy war often has negative connotations. Sharma is best known for directing the films a jihad for love and a sinner in mecca. A jihad for love is a dispatch from the outer limits of marginalization. A jihad for love is the worlds first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between islam and homosexuality. I encountered the term first in 2006 while making a film on an incident called operation majnu in meerut, where. He was the second born in the family, among four brothers and three sisters. May 21, 2008 a jihad for love is a dispatch from the outer limits of marginalization. A jihad for love and its worldwide impact a sinner in mecca. The film used covered faces and silhouettes in order to protect the safety of sources. A jihad for love is the firstever featurelength documentary to explore the complex. Renonwned film artist sudipto sen has made a new film titled in the name of lovemelancholy of gods own country. In an article published by the mainstream indian media house news18, suhail anjum, a senior indian muslim journalist, sees love jihad i. With documentary film, i think sometimes a filmmaker will go and look for a subject and.
Parvez enters the many worlds of islam by illuminating. Always filming in secret and as a muslim, parvez makes the film from within the. In doing so, the film s extraordinary characters attempt to point the way for all muslims to move beyond the hostile, wartorn present, toward a more hopeful future. There is a difference between the radical muslim and the moderate muslim. In a time when islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, a jihad for love is a daring documentary filmed in twelve countries and nine languages. Sharmas film emphasizes testimony over context to such a degree that it feels at first of little use to. Film screening on love jihad disrupted at jnu, minor. Apr 28, 2018 the screening of the film titled in the name of love melancholy of gods own country, was organised by global indian foundation and vivekanand vichar manch of jnu. Since 2006, we have worked with over 200 film projects set all over the world. Early on in the more4 documentary a jihad for love, which receives its. What that has done is that it has made muslim societies around the. Love jihad, also called romeo jihad, is an alleged activity under which young muslim boys and men are said to reportedly target young girls belonging to. A jihad for love 2008, directed by parvez sharma movie. A jihad for love is part of the human rights watch collection.
Born and raised in india, sharma studied english at the university of calcutta before gaining three film and journalism related masters degrees at universities. Most of the filming was done in secret, sharma says, just a director and his. Sharmas debut and is the worlds first feature documentary to explore. If you spread love jihad in this country, this will be your fate, the man says.