New 'Allah' doc ready to raise a ruckus
Dubowski vows to screen pic in every Muslim nation
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117938165?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562
By ED MEZA
Sandi Dubowski, who won the Teddy gay and lesbian award in 2001 for
his controversial doc "Trembling Before G-d," may cause an even bigger
stir with "In the Name of Allah," which explores the struggles of
homosexual Muslims.
Gay Indian Muslim helmer Parvez Sharma is directing the pic, which
looks at gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and
Western worlds.
"The world right now needs to understand Islam, and these are the most
unlikely storytellers of Islam," Dubowski said, who is producing
'Allah.'
Doc will undoubtedly prove an even thornier film to export than
"Trembling."
Sharma and Dubowski plan to submit the pic to all major festivals in
the Muslim world as well as in the West, but if it's rejected,
Dubowski said, "We'll find ways of screening it in every Muslim
nation, even if it's underground."
Dubowski already faced problems with the international release of
"Trembling Before G-d." Pic faced protests and bans in South Africa,
Mexico and Baltimore.
But Dubowski has managed to open doors in the Hasidic and Orthodox
communities in Israel, U.S. and U.K. and has toured the world over the
past five years doing 800 live events with diverse religious and
secular groups.
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