Research Guides: Islamic History & Religion: Films

Muslim Journeys Videos

HCC Library received 4 DVDs from the Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys grant:

These can be checked out at the Circulation Counter for 7 days. Get a taste of these films with these short trailers!

Koran By Heart: One Chance to Remember [videorecording] by HBO Documentary Films presents a film by Greg Barker
Call Number: DVD 0299
Publication Date: 2011
In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world's most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. As the competition reaches its climax, Koran By Heart offers a compelling and nuanced glimpse into some of the pressures faced by the next generation of Muslims.

Prince Among Slaves [videorecording] by directed, produced and written by Andrea Kalin
Call Number: DVD 0301
ISBN: 9781608834204
Publication Date: 2011
The remarkable true story of an African prince, who was captured and sold as a slave in the American South. He endured the humiliation of slavery without ever losing his dignity or hope for freedom.

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World [videorecording] by a film by Robert Gardner; a co-production of Unity Productions Foundation and Gardner Films
Call Number: DVD 0300
Publication Date: 2011
This 90-minute documentary transports viewers over nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to reveal the astonishing riches of Muslim arts, crafts, and architecture. Exploring distant locations and many rare pieces of art, the film illuminates the history of a global culture, reflecting the Islamic world as it developed over centuries and as it is today. Narrated by Susan Sarandon.

Islamic Art Spots by written and presented by D. Fairchild Ruggles
Call Number: DVD 0304
Publication Date: 2013
A series of 7 short films, each about 10 minutes long: Calligraphy, Mosques and Religious Architecture, Travel and Communication, Islamic Gardens, Islamic Textiles, Geometry, and Art of the Book and Painting.