Episode 51 - Imran J. Khan

The Halal Gap

Imran J. Khan joins us from LA! Imran talks to Sikandar and Sofia about his new feature film “Mustache,” a story about a 13 year old Pakistani American boy who struggles to accept himself after transferring from Islamic school to public school in the late 1990’s. Imran talks about authentically representing Muslims and tells us why he thought “Mustache” would never get made. Plus, he takes us behind the curtain on casting and directing young Brown actors, production design, and much, much, more!

Co-Hosts: Sikandar Atiq @satiq31 and Sofia Alani @bambzz24
Guest: Imran J. Khan @imranjkhan
Producer & YouTube Thumbnail: Asif Quraishi @sifq
Sound Editor: Vikram Chouhan @whitenoisetunes
Tile Art: Narmeen Saiyed @naarmz and Salman Mahmood @mr.salmanmahmood

The Mosquers return October 13-14, 2023! Submit your short film here: https://www.themosquers.com/submit.

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