14 Films Celebrating the Holiday Season

In 1970s Iran, young Marjane "Marji" Satrapi experiences the Iranian Revolution of 1979 as a hopeful moment for her family, who had long desired the overthrow of the Shah. But as Marji matures, she witnesses firsthand how the new Iran,…

In 1325, the 20-year-old Muslim law student Ibn Battuta embarked on a 3,000-mile pilgrimage from Tangier, Morocco, to Mecca. The 18-month journey was fraught with hardship: he faced attacks by bandits, was rescued by Bedouins, endured brutal sandstorms, and battled…

A Middle Eastern engineering student builds a groundbreaking robot to avenge his father's death and seek justice. His actions draw the attention of the authorities, who then begin pursuing him.

A thousand years ago, a young boy with aspirations of becoming a great warrior is taken from his home along with his sister and brought to a distant land. He finds himself in a world dominated by greed and injustice,…

Following his father Murat II's death, the young Mehmet II becomes the new Ottoman Sultan. Overcoming challenges from within and threats from outside, he resolves to fulfill his predetermined destiny: the conquest of Constantinople.

NRI Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni go to Varanasi to visit Siddharth's family palace, ignoring warnings about a curse and strange occurrences. Unexplained events quickly start happening, leading Siddharth to seek help from the unusual psychiatrist, Aditya Shrivastav, to…

A government official travels from Tehran to deliver a final appeal to a woman on death row, a political prisoner. Before he arrives at the hotel, his wife of nearly twenty years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter detailing her…

Muhammad: The Messenger of God is a 2015 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. The story follows the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is Iran's largest-budget film production to date and the first in a planned trilogy about…

This 80-minute documentary follows three 10-year-old children as they travel from their homes to compete in the International Holy Koran Competition, a renowned test of memory and recitation within the Islamic world. Facing older competitors, these children have memorized the…

This historically accurate epic explores the origins of Islam in ancient Arabia. The film follows the life of Prophet Muhammad and the key events that formed his legacy. It reveals the complexities of religious and cultural change, and the spiritual…

This is a look at the life of the controversial Black activist and key figure in the fight for Black liberation. Facing a low point during his imprisonment in the 1950s, he embraced the Black Muslim faith and rose to…

A young, non-speaking girl from Pakistan becomes lost in India, with no means of returning home. A kind-hearted man resolves to help her find her way back to Pakistan and reunite her with her family.

Rahul travels to a town in Tamil Nadu to honor his grandfather's final wish: scattering his ashes in the waters of Rameshwaram. During the trip, he meets a woman from a distinctive family in Southern India. As they fall in…

The hajj, a deeply spiritual journey, has traditionally been hidden from outsiders, with non-Muslims barred from entering Mecca. For the first time, a team of Muslim filmmakers gains unprecedented access to Islam's holiest site during the annual pilgrimage. They are…