Project Detail

Azan: A Call To Prayer

Synopsis

Fazaila is a Shia-Muslim teenager from East London whose mum thinks she's becoming 'too English'. This first film by her cousin Heena explores Fazaila's need to find her own way.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 11 secs
Format
DV
Director
Heena Bukhari
Producer
Anton Califano, Mark Raeburn
Editor
Irina Hoss
Director of Photography
Mark Raeburn
Composer
Graham Jeffery
Production Executive
Cairo Cannon (Film London)
Sound-Recordist
Darko Mocilnikar
Sound-Designer
Fabrice Pougnard

Production Status

Production Company

Redcurrent Films

45 Byron Street
Hove
BN3 5BB
UK

T +44 (0)1273 203793

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