THIS WEEK’S FEATURE: The Key (2022)

From Oct 10th to the 17th, stream the Palestinian short horror film The Key (2022) on demand at http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween. Pre-order the film anytime, and check out the rest of the month’s Halaloween Horror selection!

The Key | 2022 | 18 mins | Palestine

Directed by: Rakan Mayasi

ONLY AVAILABLE TO WATCH IN US/CANADA

Description: An Israeli family’s equilibrium gradually disintegrates as a mysterious sound is heard every evening at the door of their apartment.

Halaloween Horror Rating: 2/5 | Rating explanation: More creepy than terrifying. Includes haunting, ghosts, guns, children being afraid, violent adults, atmospheric political horror, and the Occupation of Palestine.

Religious content: Political focus; religion is implied rather than obvious.

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Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2024!

What is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”

This year’s 2024 film festival will be in-person and online, screening one film a week for the first half of October, and culminating in one in-person event with the Palestine Fiction Council on Oct 16th, and two in-person screenings at the State Theatre, on Thursday, October 24th and 31st at 7:30 PM. 

The festival is free in person and online–but make sure to reserve tickets! Some films may not be available in certain countries. Films will be unlocked online each week of October, and viewers will have the week to watch each film. 

We are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies to those who love the gore–we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating.

The 2024 Halaloween Lineup:

October 10: Short films | Palestine | Morocco | Jordan | Azerbaijan

October 16: Event: Jinn & Legends: Stories from Palestine^

October 17: Warda | 2014 | Egypt 

October 24: In Flames | 2023 | Pakistan*** 

October 31: Three | 2024 | UAE***

^This will be an in-person event in Ann Arbor 

*** These screenings will be in person at the State Theatre

Reserve your tickets/seats: watch.eventive.org/halaloween

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Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan and cosponsored by the Middle East Studies Department, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the African Studies Center, American Culture, Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for South Asian Studies, the Digital Islamic Studies Center, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the International Institute, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Department of Film, Television, and Media, the Institute for Research on Women & Gender, and the University of Michigan Library.

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