Our Story Our Voice (2007)

Our story our voice engages the diverse voices of the dis-empowered in a multi-cultural world that has no multi-culture voice. Beyond the mainstream media and politics of newspapers Our ... See full summary »

Director:

Owen Alik Shahadah

Writer:

Owen Alik Shahadah (screenplay)

Stars:

Hakim Adi, Sunara Begum, Ishmahil Blagrove

Cast

Credited cast:
Hakim Adi	...	Himself
Sunara Begum	...	Presenter
Ishmahil Blagrove	...	Himself
David Gustave Dawood	...	Himself
Louis Farrakhan	...	Himself (voice)
George Galloway	...	Himself
Moneera Girshab	...	Herself
Trevor Hakim	...	Himself
Ken Livingstone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Terry Marryshow	...	Himself
Khaleel Muhammad	...	Himself
Khabira-Imani Mwali	...	Narration (voice)
Nazreen Nawaz	...	Herself (as Dr. Nazreen Nawaz)
Steve O'Taylor	...	Himself
Franklin D. Roosevelt	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

Storyline

Our story our voice engages the diverse voices of the dis-empowered in a multi-cultural world that has no multi-culture voice. Beyond the mainstream media and politics of newspapers Our Story Our Voice offers a rare unbridled look into the voices of those who more often than not get marginalized. From nuclear weapons proliferation to the hypocrisy of western foreign policy, failure of plurality and democracy to the crisis in Darfur.

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Plot Keywords:

social documentary | social consciousness | islamic

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Taglines:

When Whispers become screams

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peace in Our Time

Filming Locations:

Accra, Ghana

Box Office

Budget:

£500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Halaqah Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (NTSC Color)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features Farrakhan "State of the Black Union" Speech from the Tavis Smiley Show

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Quotes

Jacob Zuma: There are democracies and then there are democracies, If democracy is what George Bush says it is, then I would run away.

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Soundtracks

"Birkama"
Written by Owen Alik Shahadah and Sona Jobarteh
Performed by Ocacia
Courtesy of SOULJAZZFUNK Records

User Reviews

beautifully put together

The film captures the conscience of one's inner state, getting closer to the truth that lies within, the truth most are afraid to express…a tapestry of many intricate layers. OSOV demands one to question one self, in the pursuit of getting to one's own understanding and not that of others. The path is an individual one and one that can only be walked alone. This is highlighted through the film as it is only the individual perspective and point of view we are exposed to and not any king of institution, which proves the power of one voice against many. The film is a must see by all especially here in the West where things are shifting rapidly. A must see for anyone seeking what lies beneath the gold we are shown. Well worth seeing.