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Dear John,

As we approach the start of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, I’m so excited to let you know that Nida Manzoor ([link removed]) , Director of Polite Society ([link removed]) , has been added to the Muslim Cinematic Storytelling panel at MPAC’s Muslim House Party in Park City, Utah. This panel is in community with the The Islamic Scholarship Fund ([link removed]) (ISF).

Nida’s film will premiere at the festival on Friday night. Nida is also the creator of Peacock's We Are Lady Parts ([link removed]) , which received our 30th annual Media Award last year.


Director-Writer and ISF’s Film Programs Director, Iman Zawahry ([link removed]) will moderate the panel, which includes Writer-Actor, Aizzah Fatima ([link removed]) , Writer-Director, Imran J. Khan ([link removed]) , Director-Cinematographer, Nausheen Dadabhoy ([link removed]) , and Writer-Director, Qasim Basir ([link removed]) , whose feature film, To Live and Die and Live ([link removed]) will also make its world premiere on Friday.

I will join Professor & Author, Dr. Evelyn Alsultany ([link removed]) , and Documentary Filmmaker & Sundance Producing Film Fellow, Razi Jafri ([link removed]) , in a discussion about Dr. Alsultany's latest book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion ([link removed]) .

Just a reminder, the event is on Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 7:00 pm MT to 10:00 pm MT at The Park (950 Iron Horse Drive, Park City, UT). We are overbooked, so please arrive early to ensure a spot.

See you on the Mountain!

In peace,

Sue Obeidi
Director, Hollywood Bureau
P.S. Can’t attend but want to support our efforts at Sundance? Click here to donate ([link removed]) .

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