{"product_id":"id-rather-be-dead-than-silent","title":"I'd Rather Be Dead Than Silent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca title=\"Community Screenings Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tina Mascara, Guido Santi\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eRace Power and Privilege, American Studies, Muslim Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e      \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SAIJe7E496E?si=5XuMliYtYtew5Ttj\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattling for the Soul of Islam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, Islamic scholar and human rights advocate Khaled Abou El Fadl has challenged the forces seeking to answer that question for the world—from Wahhabism and the Saudi regime to extremists who weaponize religion and Americans who view Islam itself as the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis refusal to stay silent has brought threats, vilification, and nearly cost him his life. Beside him is his wife, Grace Song, who has shared the danger, sacrifice, and deeply personal consequences of that fight. Surrounded by a private library of nearly half a million books, Khaled wages a battle not against Islam, but for it—for a faith rooted in pluralism, democracy, beauty, justice, and human dignity. Filmed over several years, I’d Rather Be Dead Than Silent is an intimate character story about marriage, courage, and the price of speaking truth to power while battling for the soul of one of the world’s great religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                               \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmaker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTina Mascara is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker whose work spans narrative and documentary film. She co-directed Chris \u0026amp; Don: A Love Story, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, was released theatrically by Zeitgeist Films, and received nominations from the Gotham Awards and GLAAD Media Awards. She also co-directed Monk With a Camera, which premiered at IDFA and was released theatrically by Kino Lorber. Her recent documentaries include I’d Rather Be Dead Than Silent, Face to Face: Don Bachardy, and the short documentary The White Painted House. 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