Wham Bam Islam
Isaac Solotaroff
Tigerlily Films and Endeavor Films have commenced production on Wham! Bam! Islam!, a documentary about one of the most intriguing stories to come out of the Middle East in recent memory: the creation of THE 99, the first Muslim superhero comic, brainchild of Kuwaiti Naif Al-Mutawa.
Following the story of THE 99’s creation and distribution throughout the Islamic world and Al-Mutawa’s emergence as a central figure in the raging debates over the role of religion and tradition in contemporary Muslim societies, Wham! Bam! Islam! is a powerful story of about the challenges, risks and value of bridge building between Islam and the West at the dawn of the 21st century.