'Miral' and 'Fordson' Presented MPAC's Annual Media Award

posted on: Jun 24, 2011

MPAC’s 20th Annual Media Awards will be presented to the critically-acclaimed film “Miral,” the award-winning TV show “The Good Wife” and the documentary “Fordson” on Saturday, June 25th in Los Angeles.

Each year, in coordination with the MPAC Foundation, MPAC’s Media Awards Gala honors artists, actors, executives, authors and activists for serving as “voices of courage and conscience.”

Since 1991, MPAC has honored those who use art and media to create enriching and humanizing portrayals of Islam and Muslims, promote diversity and social justice issues, and inspire action.

“Miral” is a poignant drama, directed by Academy Award nominee Julian Schnabel and written by Rula Jebreal, about an orphaned Palestinian girl who grows up in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and finds herself drawn in during the Intifada of the late 1980s. Based on a true story, “Miral” is the first mainstream Hollywood production which presents a Palestinian narrative from the perspective of three generations of Palestinian woman.

The critically acclaimed CBS television series “The Good Wife” will also be honored for two episodes this season, which focused on Islamophobia. Executive producers and writers Ted Humphrey and Leonard Dick will accept the award for the episodes “Boom” and “On Tap.”

The documentary “Fordson” follows a predominately Arab-American high school team from Dearborn, MI, during the last 10 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It shows the story of a community holding onto its Islamic faith while struggling to gain acceptance in a post-9/11 era.