Independent Lens
Season 13 Episode 1 - Wham! Bam! Islam!
6.5 ?
1999
Documentary
Episode Synopsis: Season 13 premieres with new host Mary-Louise Parker introducing "Wham! Bam! Islam," about the challenges involving "The 99," a comic book about Muslim superheroes created by Kuwaiti psychologist Naif Al-Mutawa. He raised $7 million in capital, hired Marvel comic veterans and released the first issue during Ramadan 2006, but it was banned in Saudi Arabia and Middle East sales failed to meet expectations. As a result, he tried to go global without sacrificing the comic's underlying Muslim ideals.
Episodes in Season 13
1
Wham! Bam! Islam!
60 min
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2
Donor Unknown
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3
Lives Worth Living
60 min
4
Deaf Jam
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5
We Still Live Here -- as Nutayunean
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6
The Woodmans
60 min
7
These Amazing Shadows
60 min
8
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Road to Resistance
60 min
9
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The New Generation
60 min
10
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: From Selma to Soweto
60 min
11
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Bottom Line
60 min
12
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Free at Last
60 min
13
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
60 min
14
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
60 min
15
More Than A Month
60 min
16
You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't
60 min
17
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
60 min
18
When the Drum Is Beating
60 min
19
Revenge of the Electric Car
60 min
20
Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison
60 min
21
Circo
60 min
22
Summer Pasture
60 min
23
Precious Knowledge
60 min
24
Left by the Ship
60 min
25
Hell and Back Again
60 min
26
We Were Here
60 min
27
Strong!
60 min
