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FILMS REVIVED |
 Back
in the saddle again. After a few years off from filmmaking,
Director James McConnell has decided to revive the Sufi
Films production company.
Sufi Films
intends to provide a fresh, honest and accurate look at all
things Islamic. Addressing real issues within
the Muslim community before those issues become reasons to hate
and methods to negatively define what it means to be Muslim. The
result of such repeated negative portrayals of Muslims in the
media has taken a noticeable toll on Muslim life. Efforts to
dress down and fit in are most apparent in the western world.
All films will have an air of verisimilitude that should help
propel an accurate message which seeks to dispel and reverse the
many false negative images and views perpetrated
in most of the major media outlets.
McConnell feels that the time is right - that the Muslim
world has become more sophisticated and may now be willing to
provide the necessary support to launch a
concerted public relations effort to combat the
many efforts that marginalize everything Muslim. Funds that used
to be earmarked for building mosques and supporting humanitarian
efforts would be better directed towards informative films
that will help stop the hatred and abuses that result from
ignorance and misinformation. Advance funds for
educational documentary films will have a far greater impact on
stopping atrocities in the Muslim world and the resulting need
for humanitarian aid, before they are perpetrated.
Taking just one simple example from our brothers and sisters in
the Jewish community, who well understand the need to define
before being defined by others, Steven Spielberg's started the
Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking:
Established in 1996 with a
lead gift from
Righteous Persons Foundation,
the Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking (housed at the
National Foundation for Jewish Culture) has supported just under
60 films and given away over $1.3 million to support the
creation of original documentary films and videos that promote
thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, culture, identity,
and contemporary issues among diverse public audiences.
You can help Sufi Films promote thoughtful consideration of
Muslim history, culture, identity, and contemporary issues among
diverse public audiences by becoming a
benefactor to
Sufi Films by making a general donation or select a film
in
development which you would like to support and
become an active participant. Also, be sure to visit the Sufi
Films
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INVEST IN SUFI FILMS |
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purchase as little as one share for US $5.00 up to $10,000.00
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| SUFI
FILMS STORE |
 Help
support Sufi Films by purchasing one of several products. All
proceeds go towards developing Sufi Films productions.
Thank You!
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| SUFI FILMS STOCK FOOTAGE LIBRARY |
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Preserving a record of all
visual material related to the Islamic world is at the heart of
the Sufi Films Stock Footage Library, but there is also a
financial incentive in sending in your film/video footage and
still photos. The library will not only work to preserve these
valuable resources they will be banked and sold to clients
looking for quality footage and photographs. License holders who
send in their works will receive a fee if their work is licensed
for commercial use.
Contact Sufi Films for more
details.
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| SUFI FILMS INSTITUTE |
Its not enough to develop a
few films a year to counter the onslaught of negative imagery
and messages so prevalent in the public square that is today's mass
media. What is required is an institute that can train future
filmmakers who can go out and begin developing their own voice
in that public square. While conventional communications
programs are plentiful, creating an environment that nurtures a
creative and open environment where young talent can feel free
to express their own creative voice and perspective is of
paramount
importance.
To this end Sufi Films proposes to begin an Institute that will
start by offering two Summer Film Making programs. An advanced
filmmakers program as well as an introductory workshop for teens
and young adults.
We are seeking interested persons who can help run, manage and
acquire funding for this much needed project. If you are
interested in helping or can provide financial support to
realize this effort, please
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If you know of a film that
could be classified in the "Sufi" genre and think others
would enjoy it as well, please
let us know so we can begin
offering it for sale in the Sufi Films Store. Filmmakers seeking
other distribution outlets may
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We are seeking a possible
co-production partnership with an experienced Middle Eastern
television production company to co-produce a television series
that will be shot in the US and the Middle East. Please serious
inquires only.
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| SAVAGES
& TERRORISTS |
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The Sioux Indians, led by
Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) and Crazy Horse (d. 1877), fought
and killed U.S. Army officer George Armstrong Custer and his men
on June 25, 1876 at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Native
American groups and historians have challenged the way the
battle is commemorated and successfully argued to erect a
memorial to recognize the Indians who fought to preserve their
land and culture.
A series of stories about the
Battle of Little Big Horn appeared in The New York Fireside
Companion (above) several months after the event. In the cover
story "Sitting Bull on the War-Path" (August 28, 1876),
the Sioux leader is depicted as a blood-thirsty savage armed
with a rifle, revolver, spear, and scalping-knife. He points to
an approaching army scout who the Indians subsequently capture
and allegedly torture.
Portraying the indigenous North American peoples as savages was
critical in marginalizing that population, making them sub
human, selling savagery to a citizenry that had to
be sold on a war effort so that the elite few could profit. Who benefited from
that war, land barons, arms dealers and railroad tycoons.
Fast forward over one-hundred years and an almost identical
picture and scenario emerges. History in fact does repeat itself
when we fail to learn.
SAVAGES
& TERRORISTS
will
take an honest look at the incidents within the Muslim world
that constitute real terrorism and explore the motivations and
presumed justifications. The film will also address the media in
their many attempts to exploit those few, frustrated and
misguided occurrences in order to sell the populace on multiple
wars that benefit the elite; land barons, arms dealers and oil
tycoons. The glaring comparison of these two tribal histories
will help reveal the real motives behind wars for profit and the
lasting suffering and impact it has on the indigenous tribes of
their respective land. Viewers will be forced to ask tough
questions about how these opportunistic labels, Savages and
Terrorists, actual promotes further acts of inhumanity and chaos
which in turn helps distract the public away from the real
issues and motivations that promote war and mass terror.
Help support this most important film.
LEARN
MORE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.savagesandterrorists.com
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FILMS IN PRE-PRODUCTION |
SPIRITUAL CIRCLES
Most of the indigenous
tribes of the world form spiritual circles when attempting to
reach their Creator. The documentary film
SPIRITUAL CIRCLES
will explore the many similar practices and customs of divergent
tribes in the spirit of the holy scripture, "We Have Created
You as Divergent Tribes In Order That You May Come to Know One
Another".
One of the secrets of a spiritual circle is that every
participant in that circle is spiritually raised to the level of
the highest participant. Thus all aspirants from divergent paths
should gather to elevate each other to the highest station.
SPIRITUAL CIRCLES
inspired by and in
cooperation with the
Spiritual Circles Project will attempt to create a
genesis for strengthening community ties to gather and unite as
one in reaching to Divine Presence - to come to know one
another.
LEARN MORE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.spiritualcircles.com
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TRADITIONAL CUPPING
Known by many names, practiced by many cultures, cupping is a
practice that is quickly gaining much attention in the Wes.
Traditional Cupping - Hijama
will explore the ancient techniques of cupping and travel to the
many different countries where cupping is commonly performed. In
addition to exploring the history of cupping, the film will
delve into the new advances and scientific evidence to support
or refute the benefits of cupping.
LEARN MORE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.traditionalcupping.com
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MUSLIMS
IN THE WEST
Not an easy subject to tackle
but one that desperately needs to be addressed. Increasingly
Muslims are not welcome in the West and are required to
assimilate themselves in both custom and appearance in order to
be accepted by western society. This film explores these and
other tough issues and seeks to provide a healthy perspective
for both Muslims living in the West and Westerns who have grown
increasingly suspicious of their Muslim neighbors.
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THE HISTORY OF ATTAR (ittar)
Among the uninitiated attars
(ittars) are very much misunderstood. So much incorrect
information is presented by people not really understanding the
origins, purpose, production and use of natural fragrances. The
essential oil industry and now even Wicca sites that present
attars in a negative light are further distorting what the
attar industry historically offered. The History of Attars
will not only explore the history and manufacturing process but
present a fresh look at attars that few have discovered.
LEARN MORE
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.historyofattar.com
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