Pakistani-Canadian actor and model Daniel Malik joins Sofia and Sikandar on this edition of The Halal Gap. Daniel joins us to discuss his journey from modelling to acting, identity, surviving the year that was 2020, and where to find the best donut.
Read MoreToday on The Halal Gap: filmmaker Shehroze Khan joins hosts Sofia and Sikandar to discuss how to make it in the film industry without going to film school, why he turned down an offer to work on a Netflix show, and navigating the film industry as a Muslim. Shehroze also discusses his new short film ‘Chocolate’ and sheds light on the meaning behind the Mosquers-finalist piece ‘The Traveller’.
Read MoreThis week on the Halal Gap, Sofia and Sikandar hop on the phone with Maaz Ali, an Indian-Pakistani-American actor trained at the renowned Beverly Hills Playhouse and the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Read MoreWe're back! Kicking off season 2 of The Halal Gap, all the way from social isolation Sofia and Sikandar are joined by accomplished writer and director, Sahar Jahani! Sahar's incredibly impressive resume includes script development at YouTube Originals, being a writer on the Golden Globe winning show “Ramy”, a writer on the hit Netflix show "13 Reasons Why", and the mastermind behind the Mosquers award-winning short film "Just One Night".
Tune in to hear Sahar discuss her work, her inspirations, how she’s keeping busy in social isolation, as well as some info on exciting new projects that she has coming up!
Catch the all new season of The Halal Gap with Sofia and Sikandar, Mondays on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher.
Read MoreOn this week's episode of The Halal Gap, join Ash and Sara as they cover the 2019 Mosquers Film Festival, live from the red carpet at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on September 21, 2019! Hear stories from some of the featured filmmakers, former Mosquers organizers, artists, and community members, and relive the hype behind the biggest Mosquers Film Festival event to date!
Read MoreThis week on The Halal Gap, Sofia and Hamada sat down on a Skype call with writer and filmmaker Ayanna Sharif, whose work focuses on illuminating shadows and lifting the veil covering the nuanced cultures of people of color. Originally from Baltimore, Ayanna is a storyteller and producer whose most recently released film, Wudu, won Best Technical Production at the 2018 Mosquers Film Festival. Tune in this week to listen to Ayanna discuss the production of Wudu, the importance of black, Muslim voices in film, working on a big budget movie set, and living in Thailand!
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