The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
A solid documentary about a great musician, with passages of greatness.
Omer M. Mozaffar
Omer M. Mozaffar teaches at Loyola University Chicago, where he is the Muslim Chaplain, teaching courses in Theology and Literature. He has given thousands of talks on Islam since 9/11. He is also a Hollywood Technical Consultant for productions on matters related to Islam, Arabs, South Asians.
In 2009, Roger Ebert named him as one of his “Far Flung Correspondents.” In 2011, the Graham School of the University of Chicago honored him with an “Excellence in Teaching Award” in Humanities, Arts and Sciences. He is a lifelong Chicagoan, involving himself in various educational, social service and charitable projects.
A Stray
(2016)
A Sinner in Mecca
(2015)
Valley of Saints
(2015)
These Birds Walk
(2013)
Not Yet Begun to Fight
(2013)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
No
(2013)
The Sweeney
(2013)
The Gatekeepers
(2012)
Lost in Thailand
(2012)
Stolen Seas
(2013)
In the Hive
(2013)
Consuming Spirits
(2013)
Struck by Lightning
(2013)
Shahid: Man Against the Machines
A review of Hansal Mehta’s 2013 film, "Shahid."
The Lunchbox: Old School Anonymity Softens New World Discontent
Ferguson, Missouri: Third World America vs. Atlas Shrugged
An FFC looks at the horrible situation in Ferguson, MO and what it says about where we are and where we're going.
Exploring Israel-Palestine through Movies, Part 4: Pro-Palestinian Narratives and Conclusions
The fourth and final part in a series on how film has addressed the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Exploring Israel-Palestine through Movies, Part 3: Pro-Israeli Narratives
Part three of our series on how the Israel-Palestine conflict is reflected through film.
Exploring Israel-Palestine Through Movies, Part 2: Friends and Foes
The second part of our series on exploring the Israel-Palestine conflict through film.
Exploring Israel-Palestine through Movies: Part 1
The first part in a four-part series on what film can teach us about the relationship between Israel and Palestine.
Haifaa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda" Wins Over Viewers at Ebertfest
On Day Four of Ebertfest this year, an eleven o’clock screening of Haifaa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda" won over eager viewers and launched a marathon four-movie schedule, and what a successful start it was.
Western Wrestling with "Wadjda"
Omer M. Mozaffar on the Saudi film "Wadjda".
"Omar": Dispossessed and Disintegrating
In this Palestinian drama, Hany Abu-Assad is chronicling another phase in the dispossession, erasure, and consequent self-destruction of a people.
