Obstacle Course
Short
Set in Naperville, Illinois, "Obstacle Course" explores reactions to a proposed Islamic Community Center on the site of a beloved landmark. Solidarity, municipal politics and anti-Muslim bigotry all intersect in this head-on collision between not-in-my-backyard fearmongering, well-intentioned liberalism and the peaceful practice of religion.
- Runtime
- 43m
- Released
- 2019
Details
Release year: 2019
Storyline
Set in Naperville, Illinois, "Obstacle Course" explores reactions to a proposed Islamic Community Center on the site of a beloved landmark. Solidarity, municipal politics and anti-Muslim bigotry all intersect in this head-on collision between not-in-my-backyard fearmongering, well-intentioned liberalism and the peaceful practice of religion.
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Cast
See all 22 credits →- Elyse Ahmad — Dissident Muslim Woman
- Anu Bhatt — Hadiya Yaqub
- Robin Chaplik — Reverend Tina Calhoun
- Adriane Cury — Iraqi Christian Woman