Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2022

What'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?”

This 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.

The 2022 Halaloween Lineup:

* October 6: Roh | 2019 | Malaysia
* October 13: Beddua: The Curse | 2018 | Turkey
* October 20: Satan’s Slaves | 2017 | Indonesia
October 28: Saloum | 2021 | Senegal
* this screening will be in person at the State Theater.

We'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!
More info: watch.eventive.org/halaloween
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURE
From Oct 20th to the 27th, stream the Indonesian horror film Satan’s Slaves on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the months Halaloween Horror selection!

2017 | 107 minutes | Indonesian | Indonesia
Directed by: Joko Anwar

Halaloween Horror Rating 4/5
Rating explanation: Gothic and folk horror film directed by master of horror Joko Anwar. Contains jump scares, creepy kids, blood and gore, hauntings, illness, death, and cults.
Religious content: Most characters are Muslim Indonesians, and the film includes prayer and the ethics of Muslim religious leaders.

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian gothic horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film follows a poor family who is haunted by their mother who recently died after suffering from a debilitating illness.
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Halaloween 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.

Visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween for more details.


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