(12 min, 6 sec)
Written by Jamil Khoury with Dr. Manal Hamzeh
Directed by Liz Wuerffel
Animated by Anna Hayden-Roy
Release Date
July 30, 2016
Premiere Venue
Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
"The Four Hijabs" is an entertaining and accessible way to engage with the complex ideas surrounding the hijab. "The Four Hijabs" is an animated short film that explores the multiple meanings of four hijabs mentioned in 16 Qur’anic verses through Arab-Muslim feminist lenses:
⚬ the visual hijab (the modest dress of both Muslim men and women)
⚬ the spatial hijab (the separator between private and public spaces)
⚬ the ethical hijab (ethical values/practices required of all Muslims)
⚬ the spiritual hijab (the barrier that inhibits deep spiritual growth and new knowledge)
Inspired by ideas in Dr. Manal Hamzeh’s book "Pedagogies of DeVeiling: Muslim Girls and the Hijab Discourse" (2012) and adapted into a screenplay by Jamil Khoury, "The Four Hijabs" builds upon the groundbreaking work of the late Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi.
Learn more at www.fourhijabs.org.
Cast
Arti Ishak | Friend 1
Melissa Canciller | Ethical Hijab
Fin Coe | Friend 2
Gordon Chow | Spatial Hijab
Rula Gardenier | Spiritual Hijab
Monica Orozco | Friend 3
Kaelan Strouse | Visual Hijab
Production Team
Playwrights
Jamil Khoury
Dr. Manal Hamzeh
Executive Producers
Malik Gillani
Jamil Khoury
Director
Liz Wuerffel
Sound Recordist and Sound Editor
Peter J. Storms
Script Development Support
Melissa Canciller
Gordon Chow
Fin Coe
Rula Gardenier
Malik Gillani
Arti Ishak
Effat Moussa
Monica Orozco
Aila Peck
Corey Pond
Omer Abbas Salem
Jameeleh Shelo
Kaelan Strouse
Fouad Teymour
Animator
Anna Hayden-Roy
Production Manager
Corey Pond