Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani-American, moves into a house where his roommates introduce him to Taqwacore- a hardcore Muslim rock scene- which begins to erode his own faith and ideologies.
Crew
Director/Producer: Eyad Zahra
Writer: Eyad Zahra, Michael Muhammad Knight
Cinematographer: JP Perry
Editor: Josh Rosenfield
Production Designer: Marwan Kamel
Cast
Bobby Naderi
Noureen Dewulf
Dominic Rains
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival
Tallahassee Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Winner, Best Director and Grand Jury Best Film Award)
Silkscreen Film Festival
Berkshire International Film Festival
Kiasma-teatteri Urban Festival
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Vladivostok International Film Festival
Ourense International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
Taipei County Film Festival
London Film Festival