HALAL BODIES
Directed by Nausheen Dadabhoy
Do Muslim American kids get the sex talk with their parents? And no, just saying “don’t have sex” doesn’t count. So, how do young Muslims learn about sex, navigating relationships, intimacy, and their own sexual identities?
HALAL BODIES is a short animated documentary that explores how familial, cultural and societal pressures have shaped the idea of sex and relationships for young Muslims, and how that dynamic ultimately impacts their relationship with Allah.
A co-production of ITVS
Executive Produced by Multitude Films
COMING SOON
About
the Team
Nausheen Dadabhoy — Director
Nausheen is a director and cinematographer whose work spans fiction and documentary films. As a cinematographer her credits include LA FEMME ET LE TGV (2016), a live action short film Oscar nominee, Emmy winning ARMED WITH FAITH (2018), and Emmy nominated NO ACCIDENT (2024), Grierson nominated DONYALE LUNA: SUPERMODEL (2023), and SXSW jury award winner ANOTHER BODY (2023). Nausheen's films have screened at festivals worldwide including TIFF, Tribeca, Locarno, and have appeared on HBO, Hulu, and Disney+.
Her directing work includes, AN ACT OF WORSHIP (Tribeca 2022), about the last 30 years of Muslim life in America, which broadcast nationally on POV. THE GROUND BENEATH THEIR FEET (IDFA 2014) was her directorial debut, following two Pakistani women who were paralyzed after an earthquake.
She has been a Film Independent Project:Involve Fellow, Berlin Talents participant, Firelight Fellow, Chicken & Egg Eggcelerator Lab Fellow, newportFILM Documentary Cinematography Fellow, DOCNYC’s 40 Under 40, Open Society Equality Fellow and she was part of the inaugural cohort of the Pillars Artist Fellowship. Nausheen is a founding members of the Documentary Cinematographers Alliance. She received her MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute Conservatory.
Heba Elorbany — Producer
Heba is an Egyptian-American journalist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her first documentary film, LIFEHOUSE (2017), earned her a DuPont-Crichton Award. She was a researcher and assistant editor for the Oscar-nominated short documentary film ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, and has collaborated with award-winning directors, including Lana Wilson (THE DEPARTURE, AFTER TILLER) and Smriti Mundhra (A SUITABLE GIRL). In addition to making documentary films, she produces audio stories and live shows. She’s worked on productions for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Viacom, BBC, Gimlet Media, PRX, Radio Ambulante, and more. Heba earned her master’s degree in 2017 from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Executive Producers
Jess Devaney
Sweta Vohra
Carrie Lozano
