MPAC's fifth Sundance Film Festival
January 30, 2020
The MPAC Hollywood Bureau just wrapped up our Social Impact Entertainment panel with Abigail Disney’s organization, Peace is Loud, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival! At the event, we built a mock impact marketing campaign around the documentary American Muslim, which follows the effects of the Muslim Ban on five American families. Held on the third anniversary of the first Muslim Ban, the panel was a powerful exercise demonstrating how film impact campaigns can change not only narratives, but social awareness, behaviors, and policies.
This is the fifth time we’ve been at Sundance and could feel the difference in the inclusion of diverse communities. The MPAC Hollywood Bureau was one of the first entities to hold a conversation about diversity and inclusion at Sundance - and the first Muslim organization to host a panel at the festival. This year, we were thrilled to see that over 27 festival panels centered around ensuring that often marginalized voices are in front of and behind the camera.
The conversation about inclusion is alive, healthy, and on full throttle in the entertainment industry. Through the work of MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau, we have seen progressive changes that are needed to improve the narrative around Muslims and Islam. But that isn't enough. The reality is, there are challenges we have to overcome to be included in a meaningful way. We need to both create our own narratives and collaborate with allies in the industry to get our stories on screen.
At MPAC, we will continue to push for inclusion and representation. We will continue to make the connections to ensure that the industry has a solid pipeline to Muslim talent and we will continue to be a resource and conduit between the industry and our communities. With your support of our work, we know it can, and will, happen.
Get a front row seat to our 2020 Sundance panel!
IN THIS SECTION
- Policy Analysis
- Statements & Press
- White House Nominates Rashad Hussain as Ambassador for Religious Freedom
- The Blackhouse Foundation and MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau held their first-ever Television Screenwriting Lab for Black Muslim Writers.
- MPAC CONGRATULATES NUSRAT JAHAN CHOUDHURY ON HISTORIC NOMINATION
- GOP Blocks Coronavirus Bill
- Protect Rights During COVID-19
- Coronavirus Joint Statement
- Senate Passes Coronavirus Relief
- Iran Sanctions In COVID-19
- Historic Senate Relief Package
- Coronavirus Stimulus Problems
- Trump Immigration Suspension is Nothing but Cynical Opportunism
- House Introduces the HEROES Act
- Joint Action to Condemn the Murder of George Floyd
- Toward Pluralism: DA Rosen Must Retract His Whistleblower Complaint
- Supporting of Attorney General Keith Ellison Leading Prosecution for Murder of George Floyd
- Trump’s Executive Order on Census Is Unconstitutional
- MPAC Stands with the NBA Players
- What Muslims Want Heading into the 2020 General Election
- Declare Rittenhouse a Terrorist
- MPAC Firmly Denounces the Failure of the Criminal Justice System for Breonna Taylor
- There Is No Place For Violence in Civil Society
- Updates
- A Win Against White Supremacy
- Mosque Safety & Security
- How We’re Confronting White Supremacy
- Our Work on the Muslim Ban
- 2020 Muslim Voter Guide
- Responding to Covid-19
- Census 2020: What You Need To Know
- Human Security During COVID-19: Our Right
- Quarantine Webinars
- Make an impact in 1, 2, 3...
- Mark Kevin Lloyd is Unfit to Serve in State Department
- SoCal Muslims Show Gratitude To Frontline Workers
- DREAMERS are here to stay!
- A Ramadan Like No Other
- Creating inclusive content for kids & families
- National Muslim Task Force Recommendations for Ramadan During This Pandemic
- Ramadan Mubarak!
- Tale of Two Futures: American Muslim Life After the Election
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