Islamophobia

Directed and produced by: Tanya Loi and Naziya Ali

Starring : Naziya Ali

Documentary, 2007, 8M 34S

www.i-islamophobia.blogspot.com

Have you been unjustly treated due to your religious beliefs? Have you or your culture been labelled as religious fanatics?

Enigmatically named Islamophobia is a controversial documentary exploring why there is such an irrational fear towards Islam, and the way Muslims are being victimised and misrepresented in our society, such as in the Media. The documentary informs and educates the audience but at the same time puts forward an argument for example against Media institutions that help initiate Islamophobic feeling. Islamophobia follows, through the use of a hand held camera, a young British Muslim- Naziya Ali who investigates a number of intriguing factors like the origins of Islamophobia through the uses of archive footage, captivating interviews, attention grabbing vox pops and Montage Sequences.

The use of contrapuntal and parallel music, editing, and the range of cinematography consisting from Pans and tilts to close ups gives Islamophobia a real sense of sophistication and at the same time engages the audience to the argument pursued by the everyman persona Naziya Ali.

Islamophobia challenges Todorov’s theory, by not having a new equilibrium which reflects that Islamophobia is an on going theme in the media today .The last emotive speech by Naziya Ali, leaves the audience feeling genuinely empowered.

Interesting Facts !!!

One of the most annoying things that happened to us was when our laptop crashed, this was when we nearly completed the whole of Islamophobia, and this meant that there was a possibility that all our work had got deleted. As a result we had to start the editing process all over again. Luckily though the Laptop got fixed and our work was still saved. What a relief!

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