American Known Director to Make a Documentary on Arbaeen

TEHRAN (AIPFF) – American filmmaker Kathryn Ann Bigelow, film director, producer, and writer is reportedly planning to make a documentary film on Arbaeen with a $200 million budget.

TEHRAN (AIPFF) – American filmmaker Kathryn Ann Bigelow, film director, producer, and writer is reportedly planning to make a documentary film on Arbaeen with a $200 million budget.

She has traveled to Basra, southern Iraq, to follow the pilgrims who march toward Karbala on Arbaeen. In the case, she has persuaded Sony Pictures Company to produce this great project.

Bigelow is the first woman who has received an Academy Award (Oscar) as a Best Director, she is the wife of one of the most famous American directors named, “James Cameron”.
And the questions are: what is the backstage of this big production which is going to be directed by an anti-Islam Jewish film-maker?
What is the advantage of filming about this huge epic of Muslims?
Who should fill this vacuum, Muslim film-makers or …?

And many other questions which should be asked to clarify the reality.

Kathryn Ann Bigelow, American film director, producer, and writer

Arbaeen marks 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and third Shia Imam.

Each year, a huge crowd of Shias march toward Karbala, Iraq, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.

In the past few years, around 20 million pilgrims from all over the world, including Iran, took part in the mourning ceremonies in Iraqi holy cities marking Arbaeen.

This year, Arbaeen falls on Sunday, November 20.

pilgrims march toward Karbala on Arbaeen