Community Invited To Free Screening of 'MOOZ-lum' At MVCC

PALOS HILLS, IL -- Qasim Basir will screen his 2010 film MOOZ-lum, starring Nia Long, Evan Ross and Danny Glover. He will be available after the screening for a Q&A session. The film screens at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Moraine Valley Community College’s Dorothy Menker Theater.

The coming-of-age tale about a Muslim boy going to college around the time of the September 11 attacks has received much critical acclaim, with nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and the Black Reel Awards. It won Best Narrative Feature at the 14th Annual Urban World Film Festival in New York. The film also gained international momentum, opening in over 25 countries. Given the current political climate, the film is once again in high demand as it speaks to the fear, hatred, and hostility towards Islam and Muslims, providing a powerful and complex story of what it means to be Muslim in America.

The film is free and open to the public. Moraine Valley Community College is located 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.