FIBA ALLOW HIJAB

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Schedule

Sunday, October 1, 2017
11:45am. – 1:30pm
The New Parkway Theater
Oakland, CA

This film is screening with

Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw

Film Subject, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir expected to attend for post-screening Q & A.

FILM DETAILS:

Duration: 14 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Language: English
Website: FIBA Allow Hijab

DESCRIPTION:

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is the all-time leading scorer in Massachusetts history for high school basketball (male or female). In 2010, she became the first NCAA Division I player to wear a hijab on the court. But for three years she was blocked from pursuing her professional basketball career due to a FIBA rule that bans headscarves in international competitions.

DIRECTOR:

Jon Mercer and Tim O’Donnell

DIRECTOR BIO:

Tim O’Donnell is an Emmy-nominated and award winning documentary filmmaker. His work has appeared on ESPN, NBC, PBS, OutsideTV, CNN films, the Sundance Film Festival and events around the world. His films have garnered the Audience Award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, Jury Prizes at the Phoenix Film Festival and Woods Hole Film festival, and IndieWire’s Project of the Month.

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