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Summer Film Series: Mooz-Lum

Presented by International Black Film Festival of Nashville at Belmont University - Troutt Theater

May 28, 2011

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The International Black Film Festival Nashville (IBFFN) will kick off its "Summer Film Series" with the critically acclaimed drama, “Mooz-Lum”, Saturday, May 28 at the Troutt Theater on the campus of Belmont University. There will be a Q&A session with Director Qasim Basir and Producer Dana Offenbach immediately following the screening.

Pulled between his strict Muslim upbringing by his father and the normal social life he’s never had, Tariq Mahdi (Evan Ross) enters college in a state of confusion. New relationships with Muslims and non-Muslims alike challenge his already shaken ideals, and the estrangement with his mother and sister troubles him. With the help of new friends, family and mentors, he begins to find himself and open up to an Islam he hasn’t been exposed to. But when the attacks of 9/11 happen without warning, he is forced to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.

Written and directed by Qasim Basir, Mooz-lum is one of the first-ever American feature films depicting the life of a young Muslim-American. The all-star cast includes: Danny Glover (Dreamgirls, The Color Purple), Nia Long (Are We There Yet, Love Jones), Roger Guenveur Smith (American Gangster, Do The Right Thing), Summer Bishil (The Last Airbender, Towelhead) and Evan Ross (ATL, Pride).

Starring Nia Long (Are We There Yet, Love Jones), Evan Ross, son of legendary singer Diana Ross (ATL, Pride), Danny Glover (Dreamgirls,The Color Purple) and Roger Guenveur Smith (American Gangster, Do The Right Thing) , Mooz-lum generated a groundswell of international support this year from thousands of fans in over 40 countries. Within weeks of the film’s trailer being posted on YouTube, it garnered nearly 200,000 views and over 77,000 people have “Liked” Mooz-lum on Facebook. Additionally, at the film’s New York premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival in September, nearly 1,000 guests showed up at the 200-seat theater to view the film. The film will be released on DVD nationally by Codeblack Entertainment on June 14, 2011.

The film has been featured on CNN, NPR, Reuters, New York Times, BBC World News, ABCNews.com, “Good Day NY” and WPIX/CW 11 . To view the trailer, visit http://vimeo.com/18735539.