Omar Majeed

Omar Majeed is a Pakistani Canadian film director andproducer who studied for three years York Film School and editing at the International Academy of Design in Toronto. He went on to work as producer Toronto's CityTV and won a Gemini Award for his television work. He also worked with Canada's National Film Board through the Reel Diversity program in Montreal and with EyeSteelFilm.

He is best known for his 2009 documentary film Taqwacore (full title Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam) produced by EyeSteelFilm about a number of Tawqacore bands and performers touring the United States and Pakistan. Majeed filmed the documentary during the three years 2007 to 2009 and released it on 16 October 2009.

Befor Taqwacore, he was engaged in many episodes of SexTV and in one episode rntitled "The Boy Code... Forming Masculinity/The Descent of Men" directing it.

Omar Majeed's documentary Taqwacore is the second take on Michael Muhammad Knight's book The Taqwacores. In 2008, the book had been made into a feature film by director Eyad Zahra starring actress Noureen DeWulf as Rabeya, actress Rasika Mathur as Fatima, and actor Bobby Naderi as Yusef.

Filmography

Director

• 2003:SexTV episode: "The Boy Code... Forming Masculinity/The Descent of Men"
• 2009:Taqwacore

Editor

• 2002-2005: SexTV (12 episodes)
  • Trembling Before G-d/Midori (Editor, post-production)
  • Big, Bold & Busty/David Sterry/Jane's Guide (Additional editor)
  • The Cockettes/Aural Sex: The Art of Erotic Talk (Additional editor)
  • Sextv Roundtable: Shooting Porn (Editor)
  • Connecting... Sex, Love and Romance in Cyberspace (Editor, post-production)
  • Hugh Hefner/Sex and Elderly Homes/Porn Orchestra (Editor)
  • Synthetic Desires: Living with Dolls (Editor)
  • Fairy Tales/Karin Rosenthal/Tart Cards (Editor)
  • The Boy Code... Forming Masculinity/The Descent of Men (Editor, Director)
  • Pride and Joy (Editor)
  • Heera Mandi/Sex Advice to All Creation/A Moment with... Al Link and Pala Copeland (Editor)
  • The Andropause Debate/Elinor Carucci/Ian Kerner (Additional footage)
• 2008: P.O.V." (1 episode) entitled Up the Yangtze (as post-production coordinator

Awards

• Gemini Award for television work

External links

• Omar Majeed at IMDb
• Omar Majeed at IMDb