The Four Hijabs
"The Four Hijabs" is an animated short film that explores the multiple meanings of four hijabs mentioned in 16 Qur'anic verses and interprets them through Arab-Muslim Feminist lenses.
CREATIVE TEAM
CO-WRITER | DR. MANAL HAMZEH
CO-WRITER | JAMIL KHOURY
DIRECTOR | LIZ WUERFFEL
ANIMATOR | ANNA HAYDEN-ROY
SOUND RECORDIST AND SOUND EDITOR | PETER J. STORMS
PRODUCTION MANAGER | COREY POND
CAST
FRIEND 1 | ARTI ISHAK
FRIEND 2 | FIN COE
FRIEND 3 | MONICA OROZCO ETHICAL HIJAB
Submitted by Michael Mead, Silk Road Rising
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