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:33595@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241012T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241012T180000 DTSTAMP:20241001T205657Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/halaloween-a-muslim-horror-film-fes tival-muslim-horror-short-films-from-palestine-morocco-jordan-and-azerbaij an/ SUMMARY:Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival – Muslim Horror Short F ilms from Palestine\, Morocco\, Jordan\, and Azerbaijan DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2024!\n\nW hat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe t hat were made by\, for\, or about Muslims\, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n\nThis year’s 2024 film f estival will be in-person and online\, screening one film a week for the f irst half of October and culminating in one in-person event with the Pales tine Fiction Council (more info coming soon) and two in-person screenings at the State Theatre\, on Thursday\, October 24th and 31st at 7:30 PM.\n\n The festival is free in person and online–but make sure to reserve ticke ts! Some films may not be available in certain countries or only in person . Online films will be unlocked each week of October\, and viewers will ha ve the week to watch each film. In-person screenings will be first come\, first served\, with RSVPs encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's fi lm needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary mov ies to those who love the gore–we've got films for everyone! Check the H alaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating.\n\nThe 2024 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 10: Short films | Palest ine | Morocco | Jordan | Azerbaijan\nOctober 17: Warda | 2014 | Egypt\nDat e TBA: Special Event: Myths\, Legends &\; Djinn: Stories from Palestine ^\nOctober 24: In Flames | 2023 | Pakistan *\nOctober 31: Three | 2024 | U AE *\n\n^This will be an in-person event in Ann Arbor\n* These screenings will be in person at the State Theatre\n\nReserve your tickets/seats: http s://watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n\n__________________\n\nTHIS WEEK’S F EATURE: Muslim Horror Short Films from Palestine\, Morocco\, Jordan\, and Azerbaijan\n\nFrom Oct 10th to the 17th\, stream four Muslim Horror shorts on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the films an ytime\, and check out the rest of the month’s Halaloween Horror selectio n!\n\n\nA Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea | 2022 | 17 mins | Jordan\n Directed by: Murad Abu Eisheh\n\nDescription: Fearing that her younger sis ter 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 desola te desert and the mountains where they live. In search of this sea\, the t wo sisters journey far from their home\, predetermined fate\, and secluded life with their father.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 1/5 | Rating explana tion: Not very scary\, but suspenseful. Includes a supernatural monster\, patriarchy\, and suggested child marriage.\n\nReligious content: Muslim fa mily\, Islamic prayer scenes.\n\n\nBeneath Her Lipstick | 2022 | 24 mins | Morocco\nDirected by: Ahmed Messoudi\n\nDescription: In this horrifying M oroccan thriller\, a young woman struggles to keep her marriage together a s she is torn between her abusive\, absent\, and unfaithful husband and a mysterious\, charming man.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 4/5 | Rating expla nation: Very scary. Includes explicit domestic violence\, patriarchy\, rev enge\, and significant amounts of blood and gore with suggestions of canni balism.\n\nReligious content: The context is a Muslim-majority society\, b ut the characters live an upper-class\, mostly secular life.\n\nQaragh (Wa ke Up) | 2023 | 20 mins | Azerbaijan\nDirected by: Suad Gara\nDescription: An ex-soldier suffering from PTSD visits his mother in his remote Azeri h ome village to find peace of mind. There\, he participates in a mystical s pring cleansing ritual set around a temple inside a 13th-century forest ce metery\, where he encounters a mysterious little girl who brings him face- to-face with his inner demons\, setting him on a different path.\n\nHalalo ween Horror Rating: 1/5 | Rating explanation: More darkly atmospheric than scary\, but includes nudity\, giving birth\, violence involving a scary c hild\, war\, and soldiers.\n\nReligious content: Prayer\, Muslim rural com munity.\n\n\nThe Key | 2022 | 18 mins | Palestine\nDirected by: Rakan Maya si\nONLY AVAILABLE TO WATCH IN US/CANADA\n\nDescription: An Israeli family ’s equilibrium gradually disintegrates as a mysterious sound is heard ev ery evening at the door of their apartment.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 2 /5 | Rating explanation: More creepy than terrifying. Includes haunting\, ghosts\, guns\, children being afraid\, violent adults\, atmospheric polit ical horror\, and the Occupation of Palestine.\n\nReligious content: Polit ical focus\; religion is implied rather than obvious.\n\n\n_______________ ___\n\nHalaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival\, is brought to you by th e Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Center for Middle E astern and North African Studies\, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum\ , &\; the Middle Eastern Studies Department. This event is free and ope n to all. To watch the remaining Halaloween films\, visit watch.eventive.o rg/halaloween.\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center a t the University of Michigan\, please visit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n \nJoin our Email newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83\nIslamic Studies Minor : https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ\nEmail islamicstudies@umich.edu\nMasters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP\nEmail MIRS-info@umich.edu\n\nStay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:\nFacebook: UmichGISC – ht tps://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\nTwitter: @umichgisc – https://twitter .com/umichGISC\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to isla micstudies@umich.edu.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aw are that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require mo re time for the university to arrange. 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