BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33615@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241010T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241010T180000 DTSTAMP:20241002T043650Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/halaloween-a-muslim-horror-film-fes tival-muslim-horror-short-films-from-palestine-morocco-jordan-and-azerbaij an-4/ SUMMARY:Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival – Muslim Horror Short F ilms from Palestine\, Morocco\, Jordan\, and Azerbaijan DESCRIPTION:Virtual Zoom Webinar\n\nWelcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2024!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by\, for\, or about Muslims\, to und erstand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n\nT his year’s 2024 film festival will be in-person and online\, screening o ne film a week for the first half of October and culminating in one in-per son event with the Palestine Fiction Council (more info coming soon) and t wo in-person screenings at the State Theatre\, on Thursday\, October 24th and 31st at 7:30 PM.\n\nThe festival is free in person and online–but ma ke sure to reserve tickets! Some films may not be available in certain cou ntries or only in person. Online films will be unlocked each week of Octob er\, and viewers will have the week to watch each film. In-person screenin gs will be first come\, first served\, with RSVPs encouraged.\n\nWe are in clusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eye s through most scary movies to those who love the gore–we've got films f or everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating.\n\nThe 2024 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 10: Short films | Palestine | Morocco | Jordan | Azerbaijan\nOctober 17: W arda | 2014 | Egypt\nDate TBA: Special Event: Myths\, Legends &\; Djinn : Stories from Palestine^\nOctober 24: In Flames | 2023 | Pakistan *\nOct ober 31: Three | 2024 | UAE *\n\n^This will be an in-person event in Ann Arbor\n* These screenings will be in person at the State Theatre\n\nReserv e your tickets/seats: https://watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n\n__________ ________\n\nTHIS WEEK’S FEATURE: Muslim Horror Short Films from Palestin e\, Morocco\, Jordan\, and Azerbaijan\n\nFrom Oct 10th to the 17th\, strea m four Muslim Horror shorts on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halalo ween. Pre-order the films anytime\, and check out the rest of the month ’s Halaloween Horror selection!\n\n\nA Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea | 2022 | 17 mins | Jordan\nDirected by: Murad Abu Eisheh\n\nDescripti on: Fearing that her younger sister will be married off just like she was\ , Ahlam lures Yasmin to run away with her by telling a story of a mythical sea that lies beyond the desolate desert and the mountains where they liv e. In search of this sea\, the two sisters journey far from their home\, p redetermined fate\, and secluded life with their father.\n\nHalaloween Hor ror Rating: 1/5 | Rating explanation: Not very scary\, but suspenseful. In cludes a supernatural monster\, patriarchy\, and suggested child marriage. \n\nReligious content: Muslim family\, Islamic prayer scenes.\n\n\nBeneath Her Lipstick | 2022 | 24 mins | Morocco\nDirected by: Ahmed Messoudi\n\n Description: In this horrifying Moroccan thriller\, a young woman struggle s to keep her marriage together as she is torn between her abusive\, absen t\, and unfaithful husband and a mysterious\, charming man.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 4/5 | Rating explanation: Very scary. Includes explicit dom estic violence\, patriarchy\, revenge\, and significant amounts of blood a nd gore with suggestions of cannibalism.\n\nReligious content: The context is a Muslim-majority society\, but the characters live an upper-class\, m ostly secular life.\n\nQaragh (Wake Up) | 2023 | 20 mins | Azerbaijan\nDi rected by: Suad Gara\nDescription: An ex-soldier suffering from PTSD visit s his mother in his remote Azeri home village to find peace of mind. There \, he participates in a mystical spring cleansing ritual set around a temp le inside a 13th-century forest cemetery\, where he encounters a mysteriou s little girl who brings him face-to-face with his inner demons\, setting him on a different path.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 1/5 | Rating explana tion: More darkly atmospheric than scary\, but includes nudity\, giving bi rth\, violence involving a scary child\, war\, and soldiers.\n\nReligious content: Prayer\, Muslim rural community.\n\n\nThe Key | 2022 | 18 mins | Palestine\nDirected by: Rakan Mayasi\nONLY AVAILABLE TO WATCH IN US/CANAD A\n\nDescription: An Israeli family’s equilibrium gradually disintegrate s as a mysterious sound is heard every evening at the door of their apartm ent.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 2/5 | Rating explanation: More creepy th an terrifying. Includes haunting\, ghosts\, guns\, children being afraid\, violent adults\, atmospheric political horror\, and the Occupation of Pal estine.\n\nReligious content: Political focus\; religion is implied rather than obvious.\n\n\n__________________\n\nHalaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival\, is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cos ponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum\, &\; the Middle Eastern Studies Dep artment. This event is free and open to all. To watch the remaining Halalo ween films\, visit watch.eventive.org/halaloween.\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please v isit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n\nJoin our Email newsletter: https://m yumi.ch/nbW83\nIslamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ\nEmail islam icstudies@umich.edu\nMasters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP\nEmail MIRS- info@umich.edu\n\nStay updated on our upcoming events by following our soc ials here:\nFacebook: UmichGISC – https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\n Twitter: @umichgisc – https://twitter.com/umichGISC\nIf you have any qu estions\, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contac t islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessa ry as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arra nge. 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