Among The Believers
Firebrand cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter and Taliban ally, is waging jihad against the Pakistani government with the aim of imposing Shariah law. His primary weapon is his expanding network of Islamic seminaries for children as young as four. Among the Believers follows Aziz’s quest, and charts the lives of two of his teenage students who are pawns in his ideological war.
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Changeworx and Manjusha Films in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures
2017
• Awards of Merit and Documentary Feature, Impact Docs Awards
• Spotlight Award, Cinema Eye Honors (Nominated)
• Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary, News & Documentary Emmy Award (Nominated)
2016
• Documentary Feature and Best Director, SOMA Film Festival
• Amnesty International Prize, San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
• Grand Prix, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)
• Best International Feature (Special Mention) and Best International Director, Documentary Edge Festival
• Power of Film Award, Beloit International Film Festival
• Truer Than Fiction Award, Film Independent Spirit Award
• Work of Excellence, IAFOR Documentary Film Award
• Television- Pilot Program – Award of Merit, Women Filmmakers – Award of Merit, and Liberation / Social Justice / Protest – Award of Merit, The Accolade Global Film Competition
• Documentary Feature – Award of Merit, The Accolade Global Film Competition (Special Mention)
2015
• Best Documentary, Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Nominated)
• UNESCO/FELLINI Prize, International Film Festival of India (Nominated)
• Best Feature, ALBA Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
• David Ponce Award for Best Film, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
• F:ACT Award Jury Prize, CPH:DOX
• Best Documentary and Audience Choice Prize, Tasveer Seattle South Asian Film Festival
• Best International Documentary, Oaxaca FilmFest
• Best Feature Documentary, Hollywood Film Festival
2012
• Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund Grantee
• Tribeca All Access
• I Believe in You Grant
• Ford Foundation Grant Recipient
2011
• Grant Recipient, Center of Asian American Media
• Participant, Independent Film Week
• Docu/Right Competition, Docudays UA Film Festival, Kiev (Special Mention)
• Award of Excellence for Outstanding Foreign Language Film, Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
• Award of Recognition for Outstanding Editing, Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
• Documentary Feature, International Independent Film Awards
• Best Editing, LA Independent Film Festival Awards
• Best Woman Filmmaker, LA Independent Film Festival Awards
• Spotlight Silver Award, Spotlight Documentary Film Award
• Islamic – Award of Excellence, The Accolade Global Film Competition
Directors: Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Naqvi
Producers: Jonathan Goodman Levitt, Hemal Trivedi
Writer: Jonathan Goodman Levitt
Executive Producer: Whitney Dow
Co-Producers: Syed Musharraf Shah, Naziha Syed Ali
Editor: Hemal Trivedi
Cinematographers: Haider Ali, Habib Ur Rehman