Projects
TWO SUNS OF GEORGIA
(The Untold Story)
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Written by:
Elijah Muhammad and Martin Luther King
Story by:
Hafiz Farid
Two Suns Of Georgia is a revealing documentary based on two of the most illuminating minds of the 20th century. The film explores the divergent ideologies of Separation and Integration while exposing the historically private meeting between the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Reverend Martin Luther King in 1966. Their extraordinary lives changed the course of history.
MAYA ANGELOU
Reflections Of A Blessed Soul
Written and Directed by:
Hafiz Farid and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein
Maya Angelou~Reflections Of A Blessed Soul is a multi award-winning documentary film based on an exclusive interview with Maya Angelou in her home in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The film offers an intimate portrait of one of the greatest Artists, Poets, Activists, Philosopher and Humanitarians of our time. In the quiet comfort of her home, Maya Angelou shares insights and stories about her rich and intriguing life.
Best Documentary Film-Newark International Film Festival
Official Selection Garden State Film Festival
THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT
Race, Class, and Crime in America
Written and Directed by:
Hafiz Farid and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein
The Presumption Of Guilt~Race, Class, And Crime In America is a multi award-winning documentary film based on Harvard law Professor Charles Ogletree’s best selling book, The Presumption Of Guilt: The Arrest Of Henry Louis Gates Jr. And Race, Class, And Crime In America. In his book, Professor Ogletree explores the intersection of race, class and crime in America. The film examines these complex issues that America has failed to confront and can no longer afford to ignore the issue of racism and injustice.
Best Social Documentary Film-New York International Film Festival
Best Directorial Debut-New York International Film Festival
DARFUR TOO DARK TOO FAR
Written and Directed by:
Hafiz Farid and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein
Darfur Too Dark Too Far is a multi award-winning film that examines the root causes of the many genocides throughout history. If we do not learn the lessons of the past, then we are bound to continually repeat such atrocities. Darfur Too Dark Too Far connects the dots globally that lead to the root causes of our inhumanity.
The Telly Award for Social Documentary
Best of Best-Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival
Excellence in Cinema for Documentary Film-LA International Film Festival
Best Social Documentary-New York International Film Festival
A PILLAR OF SALT
The Bitter Woman Syndrome
Written and Directed by
Hafiz Farid
A Pillar of Salt~The Bitter Woman Syndrome is a multi award-winning documentary film that delves deeply into the issue of Bitterness and its effects mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The title of this film is taken from the ancient tale of Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt. This is a film produced by seven men, told through the eyes and the voices of women
for the sale of our children.
Telly Award for Educational Documentary
Best Social Documentary-New York International Film Festival
Excellence in Cinema for Documentary Film-Los Angeles International
Film Festival
Best Production-New Jersey Movie Makers Institute
Official Selection-Fespaco (West Africa) Film Festival
Official Selection-Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
The Saga of Wayne "Akbar" Pray
Written and Directed by:
Hafiz Farid and Shaheed Shaheed
Life Without Parole is a short film that highlights the severe sentencing laws that condemn many offenders to be imprisoned for their entire life. Wayne "Akbar" Pray is one of the many non-violent drug offenders who was sentenced to Life Without Parole plus 50 years. He has been imprisoned for over 30 years.