Team Taliban
New York Premiere

Team Taliban

Shorts in Competition: Student
| USA | 11 MINUTES | English
Sports, Documentary
A look at the War on Terror… through the world of wrestling. Adeel Alam, a Muslim wrestler who plays a terrorist in the ring, struggles to balance his devout faith with a lifelong passion for wrestling. The result is a powerful documentary short that explores the impact of the War on Terror on American culture through the unique lens of professional wrestling.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Benjamin Kegan
Ben Kegan is earning his film degree from Whitman College. He has made several award-winning short films and documentaries, directed a one-act play, and performed in a long-form improv comedy troupe. Ben cowrote and directed the television pilot Castle Academy, which was selected by the Los Angeles Independent Television Festival. He is currently working on a dramatic Web series entitled Dry Creek.
Producers
Robert Sickels. Robert Tobin
Director
Benjamin Kegan
Original Score by
Matt Aliabadi
Primary Cast
Adeel Alam

Contacts
Sales Contact
Robert Sickles
280 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362
Print Source
Benjamin Kegan
PlanetEye Films
benkegan@mac.com
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Beacon Theatre
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Note: This film will screen as part of the Shorts: Time Will Tell program.

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