Los Angeles, California -- September 20, 2009 -- Muslim-American filmmaker
Justin Mashouf will be releasing his feature-length documentary, "Warring
Factions," on September 20th for free on his website WarringFactions.com.
The film will also be available on DVD for $5 and the choice to donate an
additional amount. The DVD includes extra features including an audio
commentary from the director and behind the scenes media. The DVD will be
available for pre order September 11th.
"Warring Factions" is 24-year-old Mashouf's first feature-length documentary.
Filming began in April 2007, capturing his experiences as a multi-ethnic
Iranian-American exploring his Muslim identity in a post-9/11 world. In the wake
of rising international tensions, he is cornered into answering the question,
"Where is your loyalty, America or Iran?" Shot in both countries,
Mashouf's journey throughout the film uses his love for break-dancing as a way
of bridging an American culture with Iranian youth. Additionally, he
becomes a student of the traditional Iranian martial art of "Varzesh Bastani"
and seeks to understand the sentiments of the religious conservative generation
of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Upon returning to the US, Mashouf was
detained by Homeland Security and his video footage was confiscated on suspicion
of terrorism, which was later returned.
As voices in the Obama administration deliberate
their official Iran policy and media outlets have fueled the perception of a
nuclear standoff, "Warring Factions" is a call to (dis)arms. By combining
documentary and studio reenactments, Mashouf looks at the blurring of world
borders, and the looming threat of another war in the Middle East.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 AT 12:00AM
Where:
WarringFactions.com
When: Sunday September 20th, 2009. 12:00am
websites:
www.WarringFactions.com
www.Mashouf.TV
www.twitter.com/Mashouf
www.myspace.com/Krillan
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