For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country, and homosexuality is punishable by death. For filmmaker Parvez Sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his Hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within Islam, his religion. He brings back the story of the religion like it has never been told before, having endured the biggest Jihad there is: the struggle with the self.
“[Director Parvez] Sharma has created a swirling, fascinating travelogue and a stirring celebration of devotion….we emerge from his film more enlightened” — New York Times Critics’ Pick
Official Selection - Hot Docs Film Festival
Grand Jury Award - Outfest Los Angeles,
Grand Jury Nominee - Sheffield Doc/Fest
A Sinner in Mecca
Documentary - NR - 79 min - Tickets $9
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