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Sundance: Nida Manzoor Joins MPAC’s Muslim House
By Sue Obeidi
Director, Hollywood Bureau

 

As we approach the start of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, I’m so excited to let you know that  Nida Manzoor , Director of  Polite Society , has been added to the Muslim Cinematic Storytelling panel at MPAC’s Muslim House Party in Park City, Utah. This panel is in community with the  The Islamic Scholarship Fund  (ISF). 

Nida’s film will premiere at the festival on Friday night. Nida is also the creator of Peacock's  We Are Lady Parts , which received our 30th annual Media Award last year.

Director-Writer and ISF’s Film Programs Director,  Iman Zawahry  will moderate the panel, which includes Writer-Actor,  Aizzah Fatima , Writer-Director,  Imran J. Khan , Director-Cinematographer,  Nausheen Dadabhoy , and Writer-Director,  Qasim Basir , whose feature film,  To Live and Die and Live  will also make its world premiere on Friday.

I will join Professor & Author,  Dr Evelyn Alsultany , and Documentary Filmmaker & Sundance Producing Film Fellow,  Razi Jafri , in a discussion about Dr Alsultany's latest book,  Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion . 

Just a reminder, the event is on  Sunday, January 22, 2023   from  7:00 pm MT to 10:00 pm MT at The Park (950 Iron Horse Drive, Park City, UT). We are overbooked, so please arrive early to ensure a spot.


 

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