Section: Film and TV

Sky Peals reminds us that even if you feel alienated from the community around you, you are not alone

Moin Hussain’s debut film elegantly explores mixed heritage in a time of unnerving identity politics

Leila Latif
Nuri Bilge Ceylan finds beauty in the most desolate place in his poetic epic About Dry Grasses

The Turkish director has stayed away from the mainstream in 30 years of filmmaking, always showcasing his true artistry. His new film is no exception

Leila Latif
The Mummy is back from the dead and here to provide much-needed escapism

25 years since its first release, The Mummy remains a classic despite the problematic casting of white actors in Egyptian roles

Leila Latif

Bye Bye Tiberias captures the scars held by those of us who have fled war

Lina Soualem’s documentary following her journey with her mother Hiam Abbass to their Palestinian home is a powerful testimony to the human spirit of all displaced people
‘I’ve never been so inspired as I was on Barbie’

British-Bangladeshi actor Ramzan Miah uses his social media clout to support causes he cares about
We Are Lady Parts is back and still achingly cool

Season two of Nida Manzoor’s Bafta-winning comedy, featuring the exploits of a fictional punk band, challenges a number of stereotypes
Our picks from London’s first Muslim International Film Festival

Riz Ahmed and Nabhaan Rizwaan feature in the inaugural event celebrating actors and film-makers from the UK, Morocco, Turkey and beyond
New documentary tells the story of the British Asians who fought the far right

Decades on, Channel 4 is chronicling a historic struggle against the National Front
Lina Soualem’s new documentary pieces together a puzzle of Palestinian family history

The award-winning director talks about Bye Bye Tiberias, an intimate portrait of her mother, actor Hiam Abbass