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After ‘Jihad Rehab’: Muslim American Filmmakers Tell Sundance How to Do Better in Open Letter
Author(s): Muslim and Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian (MENASA) filmmakersMarch 3, 2022
Accountability, Authorship, Film Festivals, Race, Religion, Representation, Systemic Issues
Open Letter
Summary
This letter by Muslim, and Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian (MENASA) filmmakers has been written in response to the Sundance Film Festival’s decision to program the film “Jihad Rehab” at the 2022 festival. The film, which is focused on former Guantanamo Bay prisoners detained by a Saudi Arabian rehab facility, instigated a divisive response in the weeks leading up to its premiere and in the aftermath.
