A Sinner in Mecca

For the 2017 book by Parvez Sharma, see A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim's Hajj of Defiance.
A Sinner in Mecca
Official Poster
Directed byParvez Sharma
Produced byParvez Sharma
Alison Amron
Andrew Herwitz
CinematographyParvez Sharma
Husain Akbar
Edited byAlison Amron
Sajid Akbar
Music bySajid Akbar
M.E. Manning
Release dates
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Running time
79 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Saudi Arabia
India
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

A Sinner in Mecca is a 2015 documentary film from director Parvez Sharma (A Jihad for Love). The film chronicles Sharma's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia as an openly gay Muslim. The film premiered at the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to critical acclaim [3] as well as negative controversies.[1][4][5] The film opened in theaters in the US on September 4, 2015, and is a New York Times Critics' Pick.[6]

  1. ^ a b Linda Barnard (2015-04-28). "Hot Docs: Film premiere brings online threats | Toronto Star". The Star. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. ^ "Cinema Village - Movie Information". Cinema Village. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Press". A Sinner in Mecca. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Hot Docs: Cinema Security Heightened for 'A Sinner in Mecca' World Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. ^ film, Guardian (2015-05-01). "Gay Muslim film-maker receives online abuse for hajj documentary". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  6. ^ Webster, Andy (3 September 2015). "In 'A Sinner in Mecca,' a Gay Director Ponders His Sexuality and Islamic Faith". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.