Hanna Flint is a freelance film and TV critic, writer and interviewer who writes for The Guardian, Total Film, Time Out, Syfy, Yahoo Movies, SyFy and other international outlets.
For over 800 years, Rumi's teachings have inspired many to rethink their relationship with God, love, and longing. This influence has prompted new musical adaption of his life to be shown across theatres in the UK, with The New Arab in attendance.
Film Review: The anticipated adaption of the science-fiction classic Dune has received unanimous praise as a Hollywood blockbuster. Yet, beneath the hysteria lies troubling questions about the lack of Arab representation, given the film's influences.
Film Review: Laurent Cantet's latest cinematic venture examines the myopic nature of the social media generation, where the social media past of the young French-Algerian protagonist is exposed to haunt his career and his relationships.
Theatre Review: Josh Azouz's latest play is an ambitious attempt to shed light on inter-religious conflict in Tunisia, under Nazi occupation. Amidst ensuing social capitulation, Muslim and Jewish voices fight to maintain cordial relations.
Film Review: In a daring attempt to humanise one of France's most notorious women, Dina Amer's debut film is a nuanced, if provocative, introspection about marginalised figures in an increasingly hostile French environment.
Film Review: Premiered at the 2021 Berlinale Film Festival, Anne Zohra Berrached's Copilot retells the story of 9/11 plane hijacker Ziad Jarrah through the prism of his relationship with his girlfriend, in a story fraught with challenges.
Film Review: Hogir Hirori's latest documentary, Sabaya, uncovers the horrors the Yazidi community experienced at the hands of ISIS in Syria's Al-Hawl camp. Yet, even in their darkest moment, Hirori shows there is light at the end of the tunnel.
In a landmark report, USC's inclusion initiative has blasted the cinematic establishment for its lack of representation, and seemingly purposeful misrepresentation of Muslims within film. With Islamophobia on the rise, this shouldn't be ignored.
Film Review: After Love is a multicultural story of how a British widow painfully re-adjusts to life after her Muslim husband's death. Impressively detailed, the film joins a growing body of work that explores UK Islam from an outsider looking in.
TV Review: A hilariously goofy insight into contemporary British-Muslim identity, We Are Lady Parts follows the lives of Saira, Bisma, Ayesha and Momtaz's foray into Punk. Wonderfully subversive, the sitcom has received widespread acclaim.
