How Hollywood Erased Muslims | Gabriel Milo
6/12/202633 min
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What does it take to create compelling Muslim-led media in an industry that has often misrepresented Muslims? In this episode of The Thinking Muslim, we sit down with Gabriel Milo to discuss Timehoppers, the challenges and opportunities facing Muslim creatives, and why investing in ambitious, high-quality projects is essential for shaping our own narratives.
From the history of Orientalist depictions of Muslims in media to the future of Muslim participation in the creative industries, this conversation explores how storytelling can become a powerful tool for community building, cultural confidence, and meaningful change.
Whether you're a creative professional, aspiring filmmaker, entrepreneur, or simply interested in the future of Muslim representation, this episode offers valuable insights into the importance of vision, collaboration, and collective responsibility.
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First 90 secondsGabriel Milo· Guest0:00
Disney, Pixar, Marvel, negative terrorist tropes Why is it so important for us to think about the creative industries? Islam isn't one country, one culture. Time Hoppers, we were able to get 100,000 downloads.
Speaker 20:15
Today we're discussing Time Hoppers, the first Muslim animated film to receive a nationwide theatrical release in the United States. The film follows four children from the year 2050 as they travel back in time to meet the Muslim scientists, inventors, and thinkers who helped shape our civilization. Joining me to discuss the film, its message, and the importance of Muslim storytelling is its producer and chief operating officer, Gabriel Milo.
Gabriel Milo· Guest0:40
40% of Muslims in America hold a college degree. You know, five to eight hours a day, kids are spending on their phones. The coverage in Gaza, I think we've seen that many people have shied away from mainstream media because it's no longer trustworthy. He's intent on destroying the legacy of a lot of these really foundational Muslim scholars and scientists. We're not doing this for the money. We're doing it for the impact. We're doing it for the ummah. So we wanted to show, you know, past, present, and future, you know, Muslims have such an important role in society and in discovery.
Speaker 21:15
So Time Hoppers is a kids animated movie that follows four children from the year 2050 who go back in time to save Muslim scientists from an evil scientist.