http://www.africanfilmfestival.org/films/from-a-whisper/ In celebration of Black History Month at Portland Community College Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.africanfilmfestival.org/films/from-a-whisper/#comment-63 Patricia Johnson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:51:34 +0000 http://dev.africanfilmfestival.org/2009/from-a-whisper/#comment-63 I thought the film, while well done, was unbalanced and unrealistic. While the film may have intended to present, among other things, the dilemma within Islam regarding the use of extremism in defense of faith, the dialogue between Abu and Fareed was simplistic and the plot, at that point, unrealistic. True dialogue will require theologically correct statements. Of the films I have seen at the festival it seemed to me that this was more directed to a non-African audience. I also wondered what contributions Muslim made to the production of the film. I thought the film, while well done, was unbalanced and unrealistic. While the film may have intended to present, among other things, the dilemma within Islam regarding the use of extremism in defense of faith, the dialogue between Abu and Fareed was simplistic and the plot, at that point, unrealistic. True dialogue will require theologically correct statements. Of the films I have seen at the festival it seemed to me that this was more directed to a non-African audience. I also wondered what contributions Muslim made to the production of the film.

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