Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
2009
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Synopsis
Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.
Key facts
Cast
Michael Muhammad Knight, Basim Usmani, Shahjehan Khan, Arjun Ray, Karna Ray, Imran Malik, Marwan Kamel, Omar Waqar
Original language
Arabic
First release
November 3, 2009 (Canada)
Crew
Screenplay
Omar Majeed
Producer
Mila Aung-Thwin
Cinematography
Mark Ellam
Editing
Max Chalifoux, Omar Majeed
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
October 30, 2009
Trailer
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Festival History
- Göteborg Film Festival 2010 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2010 generic
- SXSW Film Festival 2010 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2009 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | November 3, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Omar Majeed |
| Cast | Michael Muhammad Knight (Self), Basim Usmani (Self), Shahjehan Khan (Self), Arjun Ray (Self), Karna Ray (Self), Imran Malik (Self), Marwan Kamel (Self), Omar Waqar (Self), Kourosh Poursalehi (Self), Sena Hussain (Self), Soma Habib (Self), 'Cazz' Rae Turner (Self), Riz Ahmed (Self), Asif Aktar (Self), Mamoon Rashid (Self), Ammar Aziz (Self), Arieb Azhar (Self) |
| Screenplay | Omar Majeed |
| Producer | Mila Aung-Thwin |
| Executive producer | Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin |
| Cinematography | Mark Ellam |
| Editing | Max Chalifoux, Omar Majeed |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
