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RASA Film Group Launches Collective Focusing on Strong Female Protagonists and Positive Muslim Characters (EXCLUSIVE)
U.S.-based RASA Film Group is launching a film collective at the Sundance Film Festival.
The collective is actively exploring projects featuring strong female protagonists, narratives centered around social justice and stories that portray Muslim characters in positive and empowering roles. RASA is in talks for future projects involving Muslim or Pakistani women talent such as Aizzah Fatima (“Americanish”), Mehreen Jabbar (“Farar”), Afia Nathaniel (“Dukhtar”), Mahnoor Euceph (“Eid Mubarak”) and Rehana Lew Mirza (“Wishtree”). With previous stints in music and Bollywood, he has increasingly focused investing and advisory efforts towards global film projects that positively promote the South Asian diaspora.
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