{"id":5855,"date":"2023-01-06T19:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:56:59","slug":"qalbox-short-films-open-your-heart-to-another-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/2023\/01\/qalbox-short-films-open-your-heart-to-another-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Qalbox Short Films: Open Your Heart To Another World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several entertaining, perceptive and thought-provoking short films are available to watch on\u00a0Qalbox<\/a>. We are currently running a limited time promo (more than 60% OFF) for you to enjoy unlimited access to Qalbox and Muslim Pro ad-free! Claim it now!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we commute to work or school in the morning, typically we would indulge in some sort of entertainment to chase away the morning blues overlapping with sleepiness. This in addition to crafting plans to unwind after a long day. Something to look forward to. Between the start of most mornings and end of each day, most would choose to stream content as a form of escapism, even choosing mindless enjoyment at times. No judgment here. It is our prerogative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yet, our enjoyment<\/a> does not have to result in absolute sense of hollowness once it ends. It is an opportunity to not only unwind but also plug in the gaps of our knowledge in a passive fashion, or otherwise, through enjoyable watching of streaming content.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Qalbox, choose any short film ranging from three minutes to 23 minutes! It is certainly not daunting compared to a film or series. Discover unsettling hidden realities that would paint a totally different picture of Muslim communities across the world. Perhaps, something that you might not be familiar with, nevertheless worth exploring every second. Realistically (and reductively!), three minutes is of no consequence compared to more than 60 minutes.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-02-min.png” alt=”A still from Zaina 46, which is available to stream on Qalbox.” title_text=”IMG 02-min” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_after=”content: ‘A still from Zaina 46, which is available to stream on Qalbox.’;||position: absolute;||bottom: 5px;||right: 10px;||color: white;||line-height: 1em;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_cta button_url=”#TOP” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”44px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”17px” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_width=”5px” button_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_radius=”100px” button_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|-18px||||” custom_padding=”|0px||||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”34px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” button_text_color_hover=”#ffffff” button_border_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ button_bg_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_border_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Zaina 46<\/em>, Abdel an undocumented migrant worker living and working in a cafe in France, in 2006, seems to present the all-too-familiar narrative one is used to reading in the newspapers. Thus, Abdel’s heartache of not having seen his wife and family in five years is something that is not too far removed from reality for us, the audience. In 22 minutes, we are made aware of the physical distance that has begun to tear apart Abdel’s emotional bandwidth and mental attachments to his home that he attempts to grapple with in solitary by making connections, both hardware and heartware<\/em>, through Skype.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nothing could fill that emptiness, a void lay waste. As Abdel unwittingly accepts the painful reality of his circumstances by telling his wife the following: “No tears, they are pointless.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In flipping the script about undocumented migrants crossing man-made borders, Tunisia 2045<\/em> is a poignant narrative set in a future dystopia. This time, it involves a French father and daughter, again, in desperate attempts to make connections with the female, Tunisian border staff.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/connect.muslimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2022-11-09-at-10.38.02-AM-min.png” alt=”A still from Tunisia 2045, which is available to stream on Qalbox.” title_text=”Screenshot 2022-11-09 at 10.38.02 AM-min” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_after=”content: ‘A still from Tunisia 2045, which is available to stream on Qalbox.’;||position: absolute;||bottom: 5px;||right: 10px;||color: white;||line-height: 1em;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_cta button_url=”#TOP” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”44px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”17px” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_width=”5px” button_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_border_radius=”100px” button_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|-18px||||” custom_padding=”|0px||||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”34px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” button_text_color_hover=”#ffffff” button_border_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ button_bg_color_hover=”#ff9e59″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_border_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”#ff9e59″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “What would it cost you to put the right stamp on? For you, it is nothing, but for us it means three months of survival.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An arresting and haunting emotional appeal that is captured in just under three minutes of exchange. Do we begin to lose a pinch of our humanity while defending what is ours? What are we protecting, really?<\/p>\n <\/p>\nOpen Your Heart In Under 30 Minutes<\/h2>\n