Jamil Khoury
Writing
Known For
A short film that tells the unique and inspiring story of the relationship between the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple-Chicago's oldest Christian congregation-and Silk Road Rising, a theatre company founded in response to 9/11 that showcases playwrights of Asian and Middle Eastern backgrounds. A shared commitment to storytelling, racial and economic justice, and LGBT inclusion characterizes this profound partnership between a religious community and a secular theatre.
Sacred Stages: A Church, a Theatre, and a Story
A radicalized homeschool senior becomes obsessed with a girl at a homeless shelter. Convinced that she's in danger of being trafficked to liberal elites for a satanic ritual, he mounts a dangerous campaign to save her with tragic results.
Sheltered
An animated film that explores the "four hijabs:" the visual (actual fabric worn), spatial (imposed limitations and segregation), ethical (restrictions of women's rights) and spiritual (denial of intellectual inquiry) through an Arab-Muslim feminist lens.