Anasy Media Completes Documentary 'The Tainted Veil'

Anasy Media Completes Documentary 'The Tainted Veil'

ABU DHABI, UAE, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



Documentary to screen in London on 15th June



Anasy Media, a United Arab Emirates production company has completed post-production
on its first international feature documentary 'The Tainted Veil', co-directed by US
director Ovidio Salazar, Emirati director Nahla Alfahad and Syrian Director Mazen
AlKhayrat.



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The doc, produced by Anasy Media, is an ambitious attempt at highlighting the
historical context of women from various religions and societies around the world covering
their hair over the centuries, and aims to soften the current negative discord surrounding
the timely debates on the issue of the Muslim veil.



Shot in 9 countries by Ovidio in 2008 and was on hold until completed in 2015 by Mazen
and Nahla, the doc features interviews with a varied selection of Muslims from Europe and
the MENA region who discuss their reasons for choosing to wear or not wear the veil as
well as commentary from leading Muslim and non-Muslim specialists on Islamic culture and
history.



Anasy Media was founded eight years ago and it has since grown to produce a number of
documentaries, the company also founded the Anasy Documentary Awards in Abu Dhabi to help
promote the media format.



Executive Producer Sheikha Al Yazia Al Nahyan quotes "The head covering is a
re-occurring topic in most places, it is a social issue in much need of perspective, even
in the eastern societies where the hijab is practiced either correctly or not, there is a
lack of debate regarding the ways and reasons behind the veil. 'The Tainted Veil' presents
discussions surrounding the hijab for those searching for a better understanding about
themselves and others and an acceptance of a woman's choice; to wear it or not."



Director Nahla Alfahad is currently one of the UAE's most recognised female directors
with a long list of Television commercials, popular music videos and corporate
documentaries under her belt. Tainted Veil is her first attempt at branching out into
international content with the goal of screening the documentary around the world.



Alfahad said, "I think we all need to calm down a little about this small piece of
cloth, there are so many mis-conceptions and stereotypes attached to the veil so it was
important to give access to real people and their opinions on wearing the veil."



Co-director Mazen Alkhayrat says, "The unknown is what raises our interest and
obscurity is behind agitation and troubles, it becomes a fear of what is different. The
Tainted Veil is a discussion of knowledge of a certain topic, without adopting the cause
itself, roaming through the interconnected ideas in history, religion and people to reveal
a truth and the facts."



Ovido Salazar is a veteran documentary filmmaker from California, known for his work
on documentaries including Journey to Mecca starring Sir Ben Kingsley as the narrator and
Al Ghazali The Alchemist of Happiness.



Anasy Media will screen the documentary at a private screening to VIPs, members of the
press and industry on 15th June at the Everyman Cinema, Hampstead.



Note to Editors:



Anasy Media:



Founded by Sheikha Alyazia Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Anasy Media, an independent
production company, has produced numerous documentaries notably the first film to document
the 150,000 year old history of the UAE and the first 3D film in the region. The company
also established the first Documentary Awards in the region and the Abu Dhabi Documentary
club.




For further information and screening invitations contact:

Pyramedia
Hana Alhirsi-Evans
hana.alhirsi@gmail.com




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