Sheikh Jackson
Uses playful juxtapositions and time-jumping plotlines to make serious points about compassion, generational friction and family dysfunction.
Sheikh Jackson
An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears the news that his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
90
Language
Arabic
Director
Amr Salama
Cast
Ahmad Elfishawy,
Maged El Kedwany,
Ahmed Malek,
Amina Khalil,
Mahmoud El Bezzawy
FEATURED REVIEW
Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage
This revolt against duality is behind Amr Salama’s 'Sheikh Jackson' and the young imam (Ahmad El-Fishawi’s Khaled) at its center. He’s just like any other devout follower of Muhammad and leader of Muslim faith upon introduction. He has short hair and a beard, wakes every morning to hold prayer, and ...
Played at
Fine Arts Theatre 1.05.18 - 1.11.18
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