new blogger & sxsw

hey guys — this is eyad, the director of “the taqwacores”. i’ll be taking over the festival blog for the film.  my blogs will be short and sweet, and i’ll do my best to provide non-average material.

our next fest is sxsw, which starts this friday.  sxsw is a fest that mashes up the following: music, interactive, and of course, films.  we are excited and honored to be a part of this years’ fest.

that said, the festival is going to be less crazy for us.  sadly, most of the actors, crew, bands, and scenestars won’t be making it out.  although less in numbers, we still plan to make a nice splash out in Austin.

another awesome thing to mention is that the documentary “taqwacore : the birth of punk islam” is also playing at the festival.  that film is directed by canadian filmmaker omar majeed.  omar and I will actually be doing a panel on tuesday called “the two taqwacores”, discussing the making of both films.

so that’s it for now.  stay tuned. lots to come!

ez