Ameena, a homesick Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out she has to go to school.Ameena, a homesick Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out she has to go to school.Ameena, a homesick Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out she has to go to school.
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American Eid-iot (Sorry, couldn't resist the pun).
Though part of the "Launchpad" series - this current appears on Disney Plus, in the UK anyway, as its own short film. There isn't really much to dig into with it, as it's really more of an educational film, rather than a dramatic one.
Ameena (Shanessa Khawaja) is a young Muslim girl, experiencing her first EID in America, since the family has relocated from Pakistan. She's disappointed to discover that she still has to go to school on this special day, and that the holiday is generally not celebrated in The States. Her older sister, Zainab (Jenna Qureshi) is struggling at school a lot more, as the daylight fasting has affected her energy levels and her ability to try out for a dance group. Whilst Zainab is looking to hide their cultural differences, Ameena is actively petitioning the school to recognise the day.
I'm not going to talk about whether this is a decent representation of an American Muslim's experience. At time of writing this review there are just two others, both of whom offer conflicting opinions on that subject. I'll stick to talking about the actual film. It's nicely shot, and the performances from the kids involved, and particularly the two leads are fine. There's a weird artificialness to the dubbing though, that permeates the whole film.
Whilst I do appreciate that the short run time restricts exactly how much story the film can go into, it's a bit of a skim over the issues, with both girls problems coming to a head fairly quickly and wrapping up in a nice bow before anything to dramatic can take place. That's why I felt it feels like an educational film, it's the sort of stuff that would appear on the CBBC channel over here, to teach pre-teens about international tolerance - maybe that is what it's for the in states too.
Not enough to it to really form any positive or negative opinions, but it was charming enough whilst it was on.
Ameena (Shanessa Khawaja) is a young Muslim girl, experiencing her first EID in America, since the family has relocated from Pakistan. She's disappointed to discover that she still has to go to school on this special day, and that the holiday is generally not celebrated in The States. Her older sister, Zainab (Jenna Qureshi) is struggling at school a lot more, as the daylight fasting has affected her energy levels and her ability to try out for a dance group. Whilst Zainab is looking to hide their cultural differences, Ameena is actively petitioning the school to recognise the day.
I'm not going to talk about whether this is a decent representation of an American Muslim's experience. At time of writing this review there are just two others, both of whom offer conflicting opinions on that subject. I'll stick to talking about the actual film. It's nicely shot, and the performances from the kids involved, and particularly the two leads are fine. There's a weird artificialness to the dubbing though, that permeates the whole film.
Whilst I do appreciate that the short run time restricts exactly how much story the film can go into, it's a bit of a skim over the issues, with both girls problems coming to a head fairly quickly and wrapping up in a nice bow before anything to dramatic can take place. That's why I felt it feels like an educational film, it's the sort of stuff that would appear on the CBBC channel over here, to teach pre-teens about international tolerance - maybe that is what it's for the in states too.
Not enough to it to really form any positive or negative opinions, but it was charming enough whilst it was on.
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- southdavid
- May 24, 2022
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of American Eid (2021) in Australia?
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