Credits

Written and Directed by
Omar Majeed

Featuring
Michael Muhammad Knight
Basim Usmani
Shahjehan Khan
Arjun Ray
Karna Ray
Imran Malik
Marwan Kamel
Omar Waqar
Kourosh Poursalehi
Sena Hussain
Soma Habib
“Cazz” Rae Turner
Rizwan Ahmed (Mc Riz)
Asif Aktar
Mamoon Rashid
Ammar Aziz
Arieb Azhar

Executive Producers
Daniel Cross
Mila Aung-Thwin

Produced by
Mila Aung-Thwin

Co-Producer
Bob Moore

Cinematography
Zacharie Fay
Mark Ellam

Editors
Omar Majeed
Maxime Chalifoux

Sound Supervisor
Cory Rizos

Sound Editor
Kyle Stanfield

Associate Producer
Omar Majeed – Basement Inc

Produced with the participation of

Crédit d’impot cinéma et télévision – Gestion SODEC

SODEC

Soci̩t̩ de d̩veloppement des entreprises culturelles РQu̩bec

Programme d’aide aux jeunes créateurs

The Canadian Film and Video Production Tax Credit

Produced and Developed in Association with

Produced in Association with SBS-TV Australia

Produced with the assistance of

Produced with the participation of

With the financial participation of

The Banff Film and Television Fund

Story Editor
Daniel Cross

Editing Consultant
Peter Wintonick

2nd Unit Director (Pakistan)
Steven Moore

Production Supervisor
Bob Moore

Production Managers
Halima Ouardiri
Ammar Aziz (Pakistan)

Production Administrator
Anuj Khosla

Production Co-ordinators
Karina Garcia Casanova
Daniela Flori

Development Producer
John Christou

Post-Production Supervisor
Michael MK Siu

Sound Recordists
Kyle Stanfield
Zacharie Fay
Steven Moore
Omar Majeed
Kieran Quan

Additional Camera
Steven Moore
Shahjehan Khan (SHAJ-CAM)
Lars-Peter Bjornson
Kyle Stanfield
Omar Majeed
Robin McKenna
Michael MK Siu
Richard Boyce
Ryan Mullins
Mila Aung-Thwin
Jennifer Stolte

Dialogue Editor
Cory Rizos

Re-recording Mixers
Cory Rizos
Gavin Fernandes

Online Editor
Michael MK Siu

Post-Production Consultant
Gary Evans

Translators
Shahjehan Khan
Asmaa Malik
Dr. Malik M.A. Khan
Language Marketplace Translation

Foley Artists
Jacques A. Levesque
Paul Hubert

Foley Recordist
Eric Lagacé

Sound Mix Assistant
Isabelle Lussier

Online Consultant
Francis Hanneman

Post-Production Assistant
Eddie Duff
Xi Feng

Colorist
Eric Gaudry

Production Accountant
Anuj Khosla

Legal Counsel
Dean Chenoy – Heenan Blaikie

Bookkeeping
Laura Wills

Music Credits

“Sharia Law in the U.S.A”
performed by The Kominas

“Chakhu”
performed by The Kominas

“Blow Shit Up”
performed by The Kominas

“Par Desi”
performed by The Kominas

“9000 Miles”
performed by The Kominas

“Ignorance”
performed by Diacritical

“An Accusation”
performed by Diacritical

“Muhammad Was a Punk Rocker”
performed by Vote Hezbollah

“Middle Eastern Zombies”
performed by Secret Trial Five

“Peshkar”
performed by Enayet Hossain

“Disorientation”
performed by Al-Thawra

“Miskeen”
performed by Al-Thawra

“Al-alwan Al-Dunya”
performed by Al-Thawra

“Taqsim”
performed by Al-Thawra

“Jogi Ho”
performed by Musarrat Nazir

“Haye We Mari”
performed by Musarrat Nazir

“Julhay”
performed by Rupan Sarkar

“Pooja Karoonga Teri Yar”
Performed by The Kominas featuring Sarmust

Original Score composed by
Omar Waqar

Excerpts from The Taqwacores written by
Michael Muhammad Knight

Visual Archives
CBC TV & Radio
MTV Archives
Matt Scott (Al-Thawra Video)

Still Photography
Kim Badawi – Redux Pictures

Graphic Design
Asmaa Malik
Goodloe Byron
Kourosh Poursalehi
Todd Stewart
Visual FX
Omar Majeed
Micheal MK Siu
Xi Feng

Interns
Anjet Blinde
Bachir Boumediene
Hillary Dort
Benoît Felici
Drew Williamson
Allegra Young

Special Thanks
Asmaa Malik
Azed Majeed
Musarrat Nazir
Zeelaf, Tina, Ishy
Amir & Django
Arshad Majeed
The Usmani Family
The Khan family
Germaine Ying
Gee Wong
Farha TernikarTravis Vande Berg
Amina Wadud
El-Farouk Khaki
Stephen Steim
Arjun Ray & the Ray Family
Nauman, Sarah &
the Malik Family
Irshad Manji
Mark Cauchi
Rui Pimenta
Mary Poivan
Mark Atkin
Mustafa Ali
Sally Bochner
Hannele Halm
Tony Asimakopoulos
Brett Gaylor
Yung Chang
Thomas Alexander
Fabrizio Filippo
Asif Akhtar
Issam Ahmed
Foaad Nizam
The Aziz Family
Omid Safi
Laury Silvers
Allah Made me Funny
Bari Studios (Lahore)
Riot Productions (Lahore)
Toronto Documentary Forum
Sheffield Doc Fest & MeetMarket
Banff Documart
Red Emma’s Bookstore
Pages Bookstore/Tinars
The Gladstone Hotel
The Allah School in Harlem
La Casa Maldita
& The Basement Collective.