Among The Believers

Among The Believers

TFI Suppport

Tribeca All Access® 2012

Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund 2012

Logline

After attending Pakistan's most notorious madrassah, twelve-year-olds Zarina and Talha pursue different dreams. Zarina attends school while trying to avoid marriage; Talha remains a madrassah student preparing for Jihad. Their stories personalize Pakistanis’ ideological war. **Previously titled: Two Children of the Red Mosque

Among The Believers

Hemal Trivedi

Director/Producer

Raised in India, Hemal Trivedi has been an editor for a decade. Editing credits include Saving Face (Oscar Winner, 2012, HBO), When The Drum Is Beating (ITVS, IDFA, Tribeca), and Flying On One Engine (SXSW, IDFA).

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Jonathan Goodman Levitt

Producer/Writer

Jonathan Goodman Levitt’s work has been produced for broadcasters including BBC and Channel 4. Films as director/producer include Grierson-nominated (BBC Storyville, Sheffield, Chicago) and political coming-of-age story Follow The Leader (2012).

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Mohammed Naqvi

Director

Tribeca All Access ® alum Mohammed Naqvi’s credits include Special Emmy-winner Shame (Showtime), Bad Things (Channel 4), Shabeena's Quest (Al-Jazeera), and Terror’s Children (Discovery). Through the AFI 20:20 program, he is both an NEH and NEA fellow.