Ali's Wedding

Ali's Wedding
Theatrical film poster
Directed byJeffrey Walker
Written byAndrew Knight
Osamah Sami
Produced byHelen Panckhurst
Sheila Jayadev
StarringOsamah Sami
Helana Sawires
Don Hany
Maha Wilson
Ryan Corr
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited byGeoffrey Lamb
Music byNigel Westlake
Production
company
Release date
  • October 2016 (2016-10) (Adelaide)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesArabic
English
Persian

Ali's Wedding is a 2017 Australian romantic comedy feature film from Matchbox Pictures.[2][3][4] It is directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Osamah Sami and stars Sami, Helana Sawires, Don Hany and Ryan Corr. Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is "history making, the first Muslim rom-com. This movie will hopefully pave the way for many other similar stories, not just from the Muslim community but from other communities and other minorities in our society." He said that the "affectionate and poignant story of love" was trying to cast a more positive light on Muslim-Australian life.[3]

  1. ^ "Ali's Wedding 2016". Screen Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ Maddox, Garry (11 November 2015). "Short Cuts: Ali's Wedding draws on Muslim star's colourful life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Maddox, Garry (31 October 2016). "Australia's first Muslim rom-com movie. Ali's Wedding, hopes to disarm haters as it hits big screen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ali's Wedding". Beta Cinema. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.