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Anasy Media Completes Documentary 'The Tainted Veil'
Anasy Media, a United Arab Emirates production company has completed post-production on its first international feature documentary 'The Tainted Veil', co-directed by US director Ovidio Salazar, Emirati director Nahla Alfahad and Syrian Director Mazen AlKhayrat.
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The doc, produced by Anasy Media, is an ambitious attempt at highlighting the historical context of women from various religions and societies around the world covering their hair over the centuries, and aims to soften the current negative discord surrounding the timely debates on the issue of the Muslim veil.
Shot in 9 countries by Ovidio in 2008 and was on hold until completed in 2015 by Mazen and Nahla, the doc features interviews with a varied selection of Muslims from Europe and the MENA region who discuss their reasons for choosing to wear or not wear the veil as well as commentary from leading Muslim and non-Muslim specialists on Islamic culture and history.
Anasy Media was founded eight years ago and it has since grown to produce a number of documentaries, the company also founded the Anasy Documentary Awards in Abu Dhabi to help promote the media format.
Executive Producer Sheikha Al Yazia Al Nahyan quotes " "
Director Nahla Alfahad is currently one of the UAE's most recognised female directors with a long list of Television commercials, popular music videos and corporate documentaries under her belt. Tainted Veil is her first attempt at branching out into international content with the goal of screening the documentary around the world.
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Co-director Mazen Alkhayrat says,
Ovido Salazar is a veteran documentary filmmaker from California , known for his work on documentaries including Journey to Mecca starring Sir Ben Kingsley as the narrator and Al Ghazali The Alchemist of Happiness.
Anasy Media will screen the documentary at a private screening to VIPs, members of the press and industry on 15th June at the Everyman Cinema, Hampstead .
Founded by Sheikha Alyazia Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Anasy Media, an independent production company, has produced numerous documentaries notably the first film to document the 150,000 year old history of the UAE and the first 3D film in the region. The company also established the first Documentary Awards in the region and the Abu Dhabi Documentary club.
For further information and screening invitations contact:
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