Three new documentaries reveal precarious, uncertain, and inscrutable queer existence in syria, israel, and saudi arabia. A gay muslim filmmaker goes inside the hajj the new york. The trailer for parvez sharmas new film, a sinner in mecca, with its pulsating music, tortured bodies, and scary news clips, depicts a sensationalism worthy of the most crass of islamophobic films. Sep 27, 2015 a gay muslim filmmaker goes inside the hajj. Sharmas spiritual search is intimate and careful, and ultimately one of understanding. After releasing his film a jihad for love, exploring islam and homosexuality, parvez sharma is a marked man, having been publicly labelled an infidel. A gay muslims hajj of defiance is the first book by parvez sharma, released on august 15, 2017, by publisher benbella books.
Voirfilm a sinner in mecca streaming complet vf 2015hd. To fulfill his religious duty, he goes on a pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia. His written work is based on his 2015 documentary of the same name, which visually depicts sharmas religious pilgrimage. A sinner in mecca is sharmas selfdirected documentation of his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his devout muslim beliefs and to assuage the guilt he feels over having been. Awardwinning documentary a sinner in mecca opens september 4.
He filmed his 2011 trip despite strict prohibitions against camera use at holy sites in mecca, and hes. Some may find sharmas pilgrimage too introspective to be accessible, but his bravery in making a film like a sinner in mecca cannot be denied. May 05, 2015 with poetic simplicity, a sinner in mecca explores what it means to believe in the face of religious manipulation and government corruption. A new film made by a gay muslim pilgrim offers a englishspeaking western audience a wartsandall view of the annual pilgrimage to mecca in a documentary that has attracted death threats and an online hate campaign. Sharmas bravery is not that he is a gay man in mecca. September 4th, 2015 not yet rated 1 hr 19 min plot summary. Parvez sharma 2015 filmmaker parvez sharma is both a devout muslim and gay. For filmmaker parvez sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within islam, his religion. For filmmaker parvez sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked o. Parvez sharma went on a pilgrimage to mecca and covertly filmed what he describes as the frontline of islam in order to explore what it means. For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia during the hajj. The film chronicles sharmas hajj pilgrimage to mecca, saudi. Filmmaker parvez sharma embarks on the hajj, the pilgrimage to mecca, saudi arabia.
The film, shot guerrilla style on an iphone and smuggled cameras, documents sharmas hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, a nation where homosexuality is illegal. Sep 10, 2015 gay muslim films secret pilgrimage in a sinner in mecca. Openly gay and a devout muslim, parvez sharma embarks on a perilous pilgrimage to mecca hoping to find an answer to this most personal question. A sinner in mecca year 2015 genre documentary type movies idmb rating 4. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary. This is a provocative roadtrip through the heart of islam. Aug 12, 2015 recently recognized with the 2015 outfest grand jury award for best documentary feature, a sinner in mecca follows director parvez sharma a jihad for love as the openly gay muslim filmmaker documents his pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia, where filming is strictly prohibited and homosexuality is a crime punishable by death. Makkah occupied on the map of the then known world, together with its tradition of political. A sinner in mecca movie for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. On these neverbeforefilmed streets of ancient mecca, he joins 4 million muslims, from the majority, peaceloving pilgrims fulfilling a lifelong calling, to brutal jihadists for whom violence is. The documentary by parvez sharma follows an openly gay muslim man on hajj. A sinner in mecca is a suitably messy mix of the gritty and the surreal, the wrenching and the transcendent, from the midst of the trek to islams holiest site. The journey of indianborn filmmaker parvez sharma began in 2011, when he embarked on the annual pilgrimage known as hajj. Watch sinner in mecca, a produced by kino video tla video has the top gay cinema and gay porn titles on dvd, bluray and on demand. Parvez sharma is an awardwinning filmmaker and writer. A sinner in mecca is personal documaking at its most strident, puffed up with righteousness as sharma justifiably argues that saudi arabias. From the recipient of a 2018 guggenheim fellow based on the new york times critic pick documentary the first book about the hajj from a gay perspective.
A sinner in mecca will go on cinema release in new york on friday but the story started almost four years ago. Sharma, who is also gay and muslim, takes viewers on his 2011 hajj, or pilgrimage, to islams most sacred sites. The film premiered at the 2015 hot docs canadian international documentary festival to. And yes, a sinner in mecca, the nyt critics pick film and later very dissimilar book book with the same title, and the film a jihad for love are still changing minds globally.
For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia presents. The movie itself starts with a chat room conversation on a homosexual website with a saudi who just witnessed an execution of a gay man. A sinner in mecca seems to eerily anticipate the events of thursday, when, government officials said, more than 700. A gay muslims hajj of defiance audiobook by parvez sharma. A sinner in mecca 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. The filmmaker documents his journey on nothing more than an iphone and two smuggled, tiny cameras. For a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges. Buy this book sharma, a documentary filmmaker and indianborn gay. Nov 01, 2017 sharmas memoir, a sinner in mecca, was released on august 15 of this year, and chronicles his journey to saudi arabia to embark on hajj the islamic pilgrimage to meccaa trip that put his life at risk. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges.
It is a rebuke of saudi arabia and its strict wahhabi form of. His film a sinner in mecca has garnered worldwide media attention and was a new york times critics pick. A sinner in mecca challenging faith in the face of. Gay muslim films secret pilgrimage in a sinner in mecca. A sinner in mecca trailer 2015 trailer for a sinner in mecca. A sinner in mecca audaciously enters a world that has been forbidden to nonmuslims for 14 centuries. But sharma is unwilling to give up the faith that has been overshadowed by extremists. A sinner in mecca challenging faith in the face of adversity.
Aug 14, 2015 a sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges. Recently recognized with the 2015 outfest grand jury award for best documentary feature, a sinner in mecca follows director parvez sharma a jihad for love as the openly gay muslim filmmaker documents his pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia, where filming is strictly prohibited and homosexuality is a crime punishable by death. It was the tenth anniversary of september 11th when parvez reached saudi arabia, an oilrich nation that is an ally to many western. Here, we enter the city of mecca that has been forbidden to nonmuslims for 14 centuries. Download download pdf heidelberg university publishing. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd. A sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage daily. He also directed and produced the multiple awardwinning a jihad for love, which premiered at the 2007 toronto film festival and opened the prestigious panorama dokumente section of the 2008 berlin international film festival. Parvezs remarkable journey in his new film, a sinner in mecca, takes him from his home in new york, the mecca of freedom, to a mecca that is anything but home, and subsequently back to his birthplace in india. A gay muslim filmmaker goes inside the hajj the new york times. The film chronicles sharmas hajj pilgrimage to mecca, saudi arabia as an openly gay muslim.
For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges filming is. Guggenheim fellow, filmmaker parvez sharma, who made a jihad for love takes you inside a hidden saudi arabia in his brave film shot on an iphone in mecca. May 01, 2015 a sinner in mecca is a suitably messy mix of the gritty and the surreal, the wrenching and the transcendent, from the midst of the trek to islams holiest site. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a sinner in mecca near you. The film premiered at the 2015 hot docs canadian international documentary festival to critical acclaim as well as negative controversies. Sharmas memoir, a sinner in mecca, was released on august 15 of this year, and chronicles his journey to saudi arabia to embark on hajj the islamic pilgrimage to meccaa trip that put his life at risk. With poetic simplicity, a sinner in mecca explores what it means to believe in the face of religious manipulation and government corruption. Daily xtra caught up with gay director parvez sharma at the world premiere of his new film, a sinner in mecca, at hot docs on april 29. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Sep 02, 2015 a sinner in mecca is sharmas selfdirected documentation of his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his devout muslim beliefs and to assuage the guilt he feels over having been. In a sinner in mecca, a gay director ponders his sexuality. The book focuses on wahhabism, daesh, saudi arabia, and the position of islam in the indian subcontinent.
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