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Video Plays

Silk Road Cultural Center first coined the term “video play” in 2011. This evolving genre is neither a filmed staged play nor a movie, but rather a blended genre that combines the language and aesthetics of live theatre with the technology and accessibility of digital filmmaking.

Obstacle Course

Runtime:
43 minutes, 13 seconds
Released: 2019
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The Imam and the Homosexual

Runtime:
15 minutes, 52 seconds
Released: 2014
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The Balancing Arab

Runtime:
15 minutes
Released: 2012
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both/and

Runtime:
12 minutes, 30 seconds
Released: 2011
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The Mosque Alert Collection

Runtime:
Various
Released: 2011
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Video Plays

Silk Road Rising first coined the term “video play” in 2011. This evolving genre is neither a filmed staged play nor a movie, but rather a blended genre that combines the language and aesthetics of live theatre with the technology and accessibility of digital filmmaking.

Obstacle Course

Runtime:
43 minutes, 13 seconds
Released: 2019
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Multi Meets Poly: Multiculturalism and Polyculturalism Go on a First Date

Runtime:
34 minutes
Released: 2014
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The Imam and the Homosexual

Runtime:
15 minutes, 52 seconds
Released: 2014
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The Balancing Arab

Runtime:
15 minutes
Released: 2012
Watch

both/and

Runtime:
12 minutes, 30 seconds
Released: 2011
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The Mosque Alert Collection

Runtime:
Various
Released: 2011
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Documentaries

Documentary filmmaking is a dynamic medium for furthering our mission. It allows us to unravel and dissect the deeper meanings that surround a particular issue. The ideas, experiences, and politics that inform our work serve as guideposts to the stories we tell in documentary form.
Sacred Stages: A Church, A Theatre, and A Story

Sacred Stages: A Church, A Theatre, and A Story tells the unique and inspiring story of the relationship between the …

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Not Quite White: Arabs, Slavs, and the Contours of Contested Whiteness

The film is dedicated to a vision of whiteness that is anti-racist and rooted in economic justice. Silk Road Rising's …

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Animated Short

Animation allows us to create contexts and environments that expand the realm of what's possible. As an art form, it encourages us to take dense theoretical ideas and present them in an imaginative and entertaining manner.
The Four Hijabs

The Four Hijabs is an animated short film that explores the multiple meanings of four hijabs mentioned in 16 Qur'anic …

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Community Stories

Engaging Chicago’s diverse communities is critical to expanding representation. These short plays and monologues were written by community participants and brought to life by professional actors.
Black Teen Lives Matter
Black Teen Lives Matter honors the stories of Chicago’s young people and situates the voices of Black teens within legacies of activism and storytelling that long predate today’s civil rights organizing.
West Ridge Story Festival
West Ridge Story Festival features original plays written by residents of this ethnically, racially, religiously, and economically diverse Chicago neighborhood.
The COVID Monologues
Our project aims to use research-based theatre to translate, humanize and disseminate scientific findings from academic research on COVID-19 to lay audiences and policymakers.
West Ridge Story Festival
Runtime: 1 Hour, 54 Minutes   •   Released 2019
West Ridge Story Festival features original plays written by residents of this ethnically, racially, religiously, and economically diverse Chicago neighborhood.
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The COVID Monologues
Runtime: 33 Minutes, 31 Seconds   •   Released: 2020
Our project aims to use research-based theatre to translate, humanize and disseminate scientific findings from academic research on COVID-19 to lay audiences and policymakers.
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