By opening with a scene of winceinducing violence, its clear from the getgo that this will not be an evenings light. Sep 02, 2015 a sinner in mecca is sharmas selfdirected documentation of his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his devout muslim beliefs and to assuage the guilt he feels over having been. Saudi arabia itself seems strange and distant enough. Sharmas bravery is not that he is a gay man in mecca. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges.
A sinner in mecca trailer 2015 trailer for a sinner in mecca. He filmed his 2011 trip despite strict prohibitions against camera use at holy sites in mecca, and hes. With nothing more than his iphone, he joins 4 million fellow muslims on the pilgrimage to mecca. Openly gay and a devout muslim, parvez sharma embarks on a perilous pilgrimage to mecca hoping to find an answer to this most personal question. A gay muslims hajj of defiance is the first book by parvez sharma, released on august 15, 2017, by publisher benbella books. The film chronicles sharmas hajj pilgrimage to mecca, saudi arabia as an openly gay muslim. And yes, a sinner in mecca, the nyt critics pick film and later very dissimilar book book with the same title, and the film a jihad for love are still changing minds globally.
A sinner in mecca is a suitably messy mix of the gritty and the surreal, the wrenching and the transcendent, from the midst of the trek to islams holiest site. Web extra watch the trailer for a sinner in mecca, which will screen at the inside out. In the case of a sinner in mecca, filmmaker parvez sharma risked death by merely taking the pilgrimage. Watch gay muslims daring pilgrimage to mecca in a sinner. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key. A sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage the. The film premiered at the 2015 hot docs canadian international documentary festival to. Parvez sharma 2015 filmmaker parvez sharma is both a devout muslim and gay. The film continues to play at international festivals including cph dox in november, 2015 12 and idfa in november, 2015. Some may find sharmas pilgrimage too introspective to be accessible, but his bravery in making a film like a sinner in mecca cannot be denied. Aug 31, 2015 a sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage.
May 01, 2015 a sinner in mecca is a suitably messy mix of the gritty and the surreal, the wrenching and the transcendent, from the midst of the trek to islams holiest site. Using a sinner in mecca, project 786 is a worldwide outreach, dialogue and measurable change project aimed at significantly impacting and changing contemporary discourse about islam, today the worlds fastest growing and most contested religion. The 10minute mecca stampede that made history vanity fair. Sep 10, 2015 gay muslim films secret pilgrimage in a sinner in mecca. For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia during the hajj presents two serious challenges filming is forbidden and homosexuality in saudi arabia is punishable by death. May 05, 2015 with poetic simplicity, a sinner in mecca explores what it means to believe in the face of religious manipulation and government corruption. Christianity today says the film is critical but not mocking. Sinner in mecca chronicles gay filmmakers audacious act cbc. Aug 28, 2015 with a sinner in mecca, parvez sharma puts his soul and more on the line exclusive clips and poster. Here, we enter the city of mecca that has been forbidden to nonmuslims for 14 centuries. Parvez sharma is an awardwinning filmmaker and writer.
Guide from thy throne of light above, our steps in faith and hope and love, that we may tread were thou hast trod, bravely the narrow way of god. A sinner in mecca 2015 documentary 1 h 19 min director. Investigating the most lethal in a long history of mecca disastersin 2015, when some 2400 pilgrims were crushed or trampled to death on. Gay muslim films secret pilgrimage in a sinner in mecca. A sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage daily. Three new documentaries reveal precarious, uncertain, and inscrutable queer existence in syria, israel, and saudi arabia. Sep 29, 2015 a sinner in mecca is personal documaking at its most strident, puffed up with righteousness as sharma justifiably argues that saudi arabias wahabi fundamentalism runs counter to the. A sinner in mecca year 2015 genre documentary type movies idmb rating 4. A sinner in mecca 2015 stream and watch online moviefone.
For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia presents. Release dates 8 also known as aka 2 release dates canada 29 april 2015 hot docs uk 7 june. September 4th, 2015 not yet rated 1 hr 19 min plot summary. The movie itself starts with a chat room conversation on a homosexual website with a saudi who just witnessed an execution of a gay man. Guggenheim fellow, filmmaker parvez sharma, who made a jihad for love takes you inside a hidden saudi arabia in his brave film shot on an iphone in mecca. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary. The film premiered at the 2015 hot docs canadian international documentary festival to critical acclaim as well as negative controversies. No dull delay thy fervour knew, but fast the busy moments flew, and in thy dawn of light. Nonetheless, a sinner in mecca is an important and rare film that discusses islam from the perspective of a gay man who wants to find his place within it, despite the threats of violence and death that have suppressed many of his fellow muslim gays into hiding. The book focuses on wahhabism, daesh, saudi arabia, and the position of islam in the indian subcontinent. With poetic simplicity, a sinner in mecca explores what it means to believe in the face of religious manipulation and government corruption. A sinner in mecca is a 2015 documentary film from director parvez sharma a jihad for love.
Given the perception that the middle east is largely hostile to the lgbtq community, parvez sharmas spiritual memoir a sinner in mecca is shocking in. A sinner in mecca 1h 19min documentary 4 october 2015 usa for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges. Watch gay muslims daring pilgrimage to mecca in a sinner in. He also directed and produced the multiple awardwinning a jihad for love, which premiered at the 2007 toronto film festival and opened the prestigious panorama dokumente section of the 2008 berlin international film festival. A sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd. With a sinner in mecca, parvez sharma puts his soul and more on the line exclusive clips and poster. A sinner in mecca is sharmas selfdirected documentation of his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with. Filming at the most sacred sites on the haj is prohibited. Contemporary discussions in western media of the place of gays and lesbians within. Stanislaus college, georgetown, guyana a sinner in mecca. With a sinner in mecca, parvez sharma puts his soul and. Aug 14, 2015 a sinner in mecca official trailer 1 2015 documentary hd for a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges.
In a sinner in mecca sharma undertakes the hajj to islams most sacred almasjid alharam mosque and secretly films the pilgrimage, fully aware of the consequences had the saudi authorities. For a gay filmmaker, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A sinner in mecca 2015 a sinner in mecca 2015 user. Mecca is actually closed to nonmuslims, which gives it a sort of forbidden fruit appeal even to me, as a christian. Aug 31, 2015 a sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage director of film giving inside glance into hajj, filmed on iphone, calls for reform in islam, saying its imploding upon itself. A sinner in mecca is personal documaking at its most strident, puffed up with righteousness as sharma justifiably argues that saudi arabias. A sinner in mecca is sharmas selfdirected documentation of his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his devout muslim beliefs and to assuage the guilt he feels over having been. To fulfill his religious duty, he goes on a pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia.
A sinner in mecca premiered at the 2015 hot docs canadian international documentary festival and had a limited us theatrical release beginning on september 4, 2015. Filmmaker parvez sharma embarks on the hajj, the pilgrimage to mecca, saudi arabia. Sep 23, 2015 watch gay muslims daring pilgrimage to mecca in a sinner in mecca 23 sep 2015 posted by gary nguyen parvez sharma, a gay muslim, filmed his hajj pilgrimage to mecca, taking viewers where. Stanislaus college, georgetown, guyana a sinner in.
For gay filmmaker parvez sharma, filming in saudi arabia presents two serious challenges filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. Watch a sinner in mecca 2015 on netflix in singapore. To bring us all closer to the heart of his faith, a filmmaker is willing to put his life on the line. Oct 12, 2015 a sinner in mecca is a difficult film to watch on multiple levels.
This is a provocative roadtrip through the heart of islam. Religion news service wrote a detailed feature about the film on september 10, 2015. However what really appealed to me was the promise that this film seemed to make to give the viewer a look at mecca the holiest city of islam, located in saudi arabia. For filmmaker parvez sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within islam, his religion. Sharmas spiritual search is intimate and careful, and ultimately one of understanding. Watch sinner in mecca, a produced by kino video tla video has the top gay cinema and gay porn titles on dvd, bluray and on demand. His film a sinner in mecca has garnered worldwide media attention and was a new york times critics pick. Mar 16, 2016 here, we enter the city of mecca that has been forbidden to nonmuslims for 14 centuries. The trailer for parvez sharmas new film, a sinner in mecca, with its pulsating music, tortured bodies, and scary news clips, depicts a sensationalism worthy of the most crass of islamophobic films. Sharma, who is also gay and muslim, takes viewers on his 2011 hajj, or pilgrimage, to islams most sacred sites.
Thy heart to gain earth spread her glittering toys in vain thy spirit turned from fading things to seek and serve the king of kings. In a sinner in mecca, a gay director ponders his sexuality. And therefore, for good luck and plentiful good karma, we have decided to call our islam focused, global empowerment program, project 786. Using a sinner in mecca, project 786 is a worldwide outreach, dialogue and measurable change project aimed at significantly impacting and changing contemporary discourse about islam, today the worlds fastest. Filming at the holy sites in mecca is strictly forbidden.
Parvez sharma is now a 2018 guggenheim fellowplease do visit our onestop designed from scratch website at. A sinner in mecca documents gay muslim pilgrimage director of film giving inside glance into hajj, filmed on iphone, calls for reform in islam, saying its imploding upon itself. A sinner in mecca is a difficult film to watch on multiple levels. Watch gay muslims daring pilgrimage to mecca in a sinner in mecca 23 sep 2015 posted by gary nguyen parvez sharma, a gay muslim, filmed. This christmas season i had intended to engage in a critical. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Arriving in mecca on the 10th anniversary of 911, in the midst of the arab spring, the region was charged. The soul of islam lives in saudi arabia, sharma says. The journey of indianborn filmmaker parvez sharma began in 2011, when he embarked on the annual pilgrimage known as hajj. A sinner in mecca will go on cinema release in new york on friday but the story started almost four years ago.
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