Citizen Minutes is a collection of Canadian short documentaries highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things “to make their communities better places” at least according to Hot Docs. The series of shorts will be playing in select Canadian cities.
In this case it is an all-female Muslim softball league
Most of the players wear their hajib, special baggy clothing is worn and men are discouraged from attending as spectators to accommodate the modesty of the female players and meet Islamic concepts. As one player says modesty is an important concept for Muslim women. At one point we might say by these ladies playing in the Sisterhood Softball League they are doing an activity to bust out of an Islamic stereotype so they are striving to be included in the Canadian mainstream but are their strict modesty concepts continuing to exclude them from that mainstream? Now there is an interesting discussion.
“Sisterhood Softball” is just over 7 minutes in length and is directed by Farhiya Ahmed.
Each screening of these collection of docs will be free and followed by an audience Q&A “with the goal of inspiring collaborative dialogue about civic engagement and the many forms it can take” according to Hot Docs.
Theatrical dates in Canada are;
October 16th – Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC, 6:30 pm – Host Angela Steritt
October 25th – Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto, ON, 6:30 pm – CBC Host Ismaila Alfa and a special guest performance by Akitone.
November 9th – Calgary Central Library, Calgary, AB, 6:30 pm – CBC Host Angela Knight
November 27th – Cinema Du Musée – Montreal, QC, 6:30 pm – CBC Daybreak Host Sean Henry
November 27th – Halifax Central Library, Halifax, NS, 6:30 pm – CBC Host Preston Mulligan and a special guest performance by comedian Janelle Niles.
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