JR the Frog<p>Act of Faith Directed by Dan Bree, 2002, 6 mins, <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <br>Synopsis - In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam and discarded his religion, while Iftekar, a Muslim community leader, believes that Islam needs to be brought into the twenty-first century. Through the words of these men, the struggle of gay Muslims is revealed.</p><p>Thoughts - Short, quick, but captures interesting people discussing both their opinions and life experiences.</p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/jr_the_frog/film/act-of-faith-2002/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/jr_the_frog/fil</span><span class="invisible">m/act-of-faith-2002/</span></a><br>Freely available - <a href="https://www.frameline.org/distribution/films/act-of-faith" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frameline.org/distribution/fil</span><span class="invisible">ms/act-of-faith</span></a></p><p><a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/QTBIPOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QTBIPOC</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/LGBTQ2S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ2S</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/shortfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfilm</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/shortfilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfilms</span></a></p>