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The Radical

THE RADICAL is an intimate portrait of the world’s first openly gay imam.

Muhsin Hendricks was a fashion designer in South Africa, who struggled to reconcile his sexuality with his faith. He studied in Pakistan to become an imam—a religious leader—so that he could understand Islam more deeply.

After deciding that he had to be truthful to himself and the world, he came out in 1995, and established the radically-inclusive mosque in Cape Town that gave rise to the global queer Muslim network. Today, Hendricks leads a devoted group of LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies, based in a working-class neighborhood of the city. He decides to take his work to where it is needed most: the East African communities living under anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

The film provides first-person accounts of growing up queer in a society caught between the liberalism of the South African Constitution and the conservativeness of its cultures and history. In the wider African context, it chronicles individual journeys to acceptance amidst the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights on the continent.

Awards

Big Sky Documentary Awards Documentary Audience Award (vues d’en face grenoble)
Vues d’en face – Festival International du Film LGBT+ de Grenoble 2023 Winner Audience Award Documentary
Africa Human Rights Film Festival 2022 Winner Jury Prize Best Feature Documentary

Director

Richard Finn Gregory

Screenwriter

Richard Finn Gregory, Khalid Shamis

Executive Producer

Daniel Karslake

Editor

Khalid Shamis, S.a.g.e.

Q&A

Interviewer: Gavin Walburgh, Content Editor & Producer
Interviewee: Richard Finn Gregory, Film Director & Screenwriter

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