What do you do if your loved one is deeply in love with someone – or something – else? Jude Chehab records the complicated entanglement of commitments in “Q,” her award-winning documentary about three generations' involvement in the Al-Qubaysiat, an all-female Islamic order. “Q” scooped awards across the festival circuit, including Tribeca, Sheffield Doc Fest, Zurich Film Festival, and more. Now, in recent weeks, “Q” played as the Centerpiece film of CAAMFest 2024, ushering the return of Chehab as a 2020 Caam Fellow.
Q screened at CAAMFest
In “Q,” Chehab takes us by the hand and into her home in Lebanon. She records how her mother, Hiba, has found community and unbridled joy in her all-female religious order. The women bond over poetry readings and Quran recitations; they dance, laugh, and cry together. Their bond is not limited to just each other, however. As Chehab's grandmother and Hiba point out, Al-Qubaysiat is markedly linked...
Q screened at CAAMFest
In “Q,” Chehab takes us by the hand and into her home in Lebanon. She records how her mother, Hiba, has found community and unbridled joy in her all-female religious order. The women bond over poetry readings and Quran recitations; they dance, laugh, and cry together. Their bond is not limited to just each other, however. As Chehab's grandmother and Hiba point out, Al-Qubaysiat is markedly linked...
- 6/3/2024
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Jude Chehab’s feature directorial debut explores a secretive religious sect in Syria.
Pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African rights to award-winning religious sect documentary Q.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lebanese-us cinematographer and filmmaker Jude Chehab and premiered at last year’s Tribeca, where it won the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director.
The story follows Chehab’s mother Hiba, a devout Muslim academic who wears a white hijab, teaches the Quran, and was once a member of a secretive matriarchal Muslim order called Qubaysiyat led by the mysterious Anisa.
Pan-Arab distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African rights to award-winning religious sect documentary Q.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Lebanese-us cinematographer and filmmaker Jude Chehab and premiered at last year’s Tribeca, where it won the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director.
The story follows Chehab’s mother Hiba, a devout Muslim academic who wears a white hijab, teaches the Quran, and was once a member of a secretive matriarchal Muslim order called Qubaysiyat led by the mysterious Anisa.
- 1/11/2024
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
HBO Original documentary film 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed, directed by W. Kamau Bell (“United Shades of America”), debuts Tuesday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The documentary is produced in association with Get Lifted Film Co.
Synopsis: Through a series of compelling and insightful conversations, Emmy®-winning producer, director, host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell explores the experiences of mixed kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. The film was inspired by Kamau and his wife Melissa’s desire to better understand what life is like for their mixed daughters, who are navigating issues of identity in a world that often asks them to pick a side. With humor and heart, the film reveals the joys and complexities of growing up mixed in today’s America.
W. Kamau Bell quote: “As a father of three mixed daughters,...
Synopsis: Through a series of compelling and insightful conversations, Emmy®-winning producer, director, host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell explores the experiences of mixed kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. The film was inspired by Kamau and his wife Melissa’s desire to better understand what life is like for their mixed daughters, who are navigating issues of identity in a world that often asks them to pick a side. With humor and heart, the film reveals the joys and complexities of growing up mixed in today’s America.
W. Kamau Bell quote: “As a father of three mixed daughters,...
- 4/20/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Creator Clash 2 delivered a night of big punches, grudge matches, technical knockouts, and compelling camaraderie. In the headline fight, Alex Wassabi eked out a victory over Creator Clash organizer Ian “iDubbbz” Jomha.
The main card bout between Wassabi and Jomha went the full four rounds. Two judges ruled in Wassabi’s favor, while the third scored the fight as a draw. The YouTube star is now 1-0 as a professional, while Jomha’s boxing record fell to 0-2. At the inaugural Creator Clash, the man behind the Content Cop series took a main card loss against medical creator Doctor Mike.
As with last year’s Creator Clash, the 2023 event raised money for fighter-selected charities while also uplifting the influencer boxing trend as a whole. Creator Clash 2 included 11 fights, and from the jump, the participating fighters showed that they had taken their training seriously. The very first match was an epic...
The main card bout between Wassabi and Jomha went the full four rounds. Two judges ruled in Wassabi’s favor, while the third scored the fight as a draw. The YouTube star is now 1-0 as a professional, while Jomha’s boxing record fell to 0-2. At the inaugural Creator Clash, the man behind the Content Cop series took a main card loss against medical creator Doctor Mike.
As with last year’s Creator Clash, the 2023 event raised money for fighter-selected charities while also uplifting the influencer boxing trend as a whole. Creator Clash 2 included 11 fights, and from the jump, the participating fighters showed that they had taken their training seriously. The very first match was an epic...
- 4/17/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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