UK filmmaker launches crowdfunding campaign for Islamic social realism films
Photo: Conor Ibrahiem, Artistic Director, Arakan Creative / Courtesy Arakan Creative
Conor Ibrahiem wants to do for Islamic cinema what Charlie Chaplin once did for comedy. A former actor, UK-based Ibrahiem intends to create an entirely new genre of Islamic social realism.
“The concept obviously exists,” he says. “You have got Ken Loach and Mike Leigh who are kind of the godfathers of that genre. But seldom do we see social realism dip into other cultures or other faiths, so I want to pioneer it in that respect.”
Ibrahiem, 39, from Bradford, started out as an actor and remained in the profession for around a decade until one day on a break he picked up a pen and began writing scripts. As his faith strengthened he decided to combine the two by starting Arakan Creative, a theatre production company.
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Gillian Duncan