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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Omar Majeed

Synopsis

Three years in the making, this feature documentary follows the progression of the Muslim Punk scene: from its imaginary inception in a novel written by a white-convert named Michael Muhammad Knight to a full-blown, real-life scene of Muslim punk bands and their fans.

Actors

Michael Muhammad Knight
Michael Muhammad Knight
Basim Usmani
Basim Usmani
Shahjehan Khan
Shahjehan Khan
Arjun Ray
Arjun Ray
Karna Ray
Karna Ray
Imran Malik
Imran Malik
Marwan Kamel
Marwan Kamel
Omar Waqar
Omar Waqar
Kourosh Poursalehi
Kourosh Poursalehi
Sena Hussain
Sena Hussain
Soma Habib
Soma Habib
'Cazz' Rae Turner
'Cazz' Rae Turner
Riz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed
Asif Aktar
Asif Aktar
Mamoon Rashid
Mamoon Rashid
Ammar Aziz
Ammar Aziz
Arieb Azhar
Arieb Azhar

Crews

Omar Majeed
Omar Majeed
Director
Omar Majeed
Omar Majeed
Writer
Daniel Cross
Daniel Cross
Executive Producer
Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin
Executive Producer
Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin
Producer
Bob Moore
Bob Moore
Co-Producer
Zacharie Fay
Zacharie Fay
Cinematography
Omar Majeed
Omar Majeed
Editor
Max Chalifoux
Max Chalifoux
Editor
Cory Rizos
Cory Rizos
Sound Supervisor
Kyle Stanfield
Kyle Stanfield
Sound Editor
Omar Majeed
Omar Majeed
Associate Producer
Daniel Cross
Daniel Cross
Story Editor
Peter Wintonick
Peter Wintonick
Editorial Consultant
Halima Ouardiri
Halima Ouardiri
Production Manager
Ammar Aziz
Ammar Aziz
Production Manager
Karina García Casanova
Karina García Casanova
Production Coordinator
Daniela Flori
Daniela Flori
Production Coordinator
John Christou
John Christou
Development Producer
Michael Mk Siu
Michael Mk Siu
Post Production Supervisor
Kyle Stanfield
Kyle Stanfield
Sound Recordist
Zacharie Fay
Zacharie Fay
Sound Recordist
Omar Majeed
Omar Majeed
Sound Recordist
Kieran Quan
Kieran Quan
Sound Recordist
Cory Rizos
Cory Rizos
Dialogue Editor
Michael Mk Siu
Michael Mk Siu
Online Editor
Gary Evans
Gary Evans
Post Production Consulting
Shahjehan Khan
Shahjehan Khan
Translator
Asmaa Malik
Asmaa Malik
Translator
Dr. Malik M.A. Khan
Dr. Malik M.A. Khan
Translator
Omar Waqar
Omar Waqar
Music
Mark Ellam
Mark Ellam
Director of Photography

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