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SUMMARY:Film Screening:Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022\n \nWhat's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by\, for\, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n \nThis year’s 2022 festival will be both in person and online\, screening one film a week during the month of October\, and ending with an in-person screening at the State Theater\, Friday\, October 28\, 2022\, at 7:00 PM. Each online screening will be available to watch for a week\, all screenings are free. \n \nThe 2022 Halaloween Lineup:\n \n* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia\n* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey\n* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia\n* October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal (this screening will be in person at the State Theater)\n \nWe'll wrap up the month of October with a live panel discussion on Muslim Horror\, the use of Islam and the Quran\, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup of films and an announcement on the Muslim Horror Panel discussion!\nMore info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n__________________\nTHIS WEEK’S FEATURE\nFrom Oct 6th to the 13th\, stream the Malaysian horror film Roh on demand at watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime\, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!\n \n2019 | 83 minutes | Malay | Malaysia\nDirected by:  Emir Ezwan\n \nHalaloween Horror Rating 4/5 \n\nRating explanation: Suspenseful\, female-centered folk horror film and psychological thriller set in a remote\, isolated Malaysian rainforest area. Contains blood\, gore\, creepy ancient jinn\, and multiple scenes involving creepy kids and violence against children. This film is recommended for adults and older teens only. \n\nReligious content: This film invokes Quranic verses and Islamic theology on jinn. \n \nRoh (Soul)\, is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut. Set in the past\, a family living in a forest is visited by a strange little girl\, who comes with a frightening prediction.\n__________________\n \nHalaloween is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Department\, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum\, the African Studies Center\, Department of Communication and Media\, The Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\, American Culture\, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies\, the Center for South Asian Studies\, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Arab and Muslim American Studies\, Asian Languages and Cultures\,  the Center for Arab American Studies at UM-Dearborn\, and Shudder.\n \nVisit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.\n \nLove Horror Films? Shudder streams the best in new independent and international horror. Try Shudder free for 14 days with promo code HALALOWEEN2022 when you sign up at Shudder.com.\n \nWant to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter (https://myumi.ch/nbW83)! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.\n \nStay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:\nFacebook: UmichGISC\nhttps://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\n \nTwitter: @umichgisc\nhttps://twitter.com/umichGISC\n\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/99799
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Global Islamic Studies,Halaloween
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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