PEACE AND LOVE

WISDOM NEITHER TAUGHT NOR LEARNED SAYS PEACE AND LOVE THIS IS DEFINITELY TRUE

  • Raza Tariq
    Director
    Riḍā, Taming a Seahorse
  • Raza Tariq
    Producer
    Riḍā, Taming a Seahorse
  • Peace and Love
    Key Cast
  • SAIA
    Music
    Riḍā
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 12, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm, iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Raza Tariq

RAZA TARIQ IS A HUMAN FROM LONDON, HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AS A POLYMATH BUT HE THINKS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD PREFER ARTIST OR EVEN FILMMAKER. IN GENERAL LABELS CONFUSE HIM, SO RAZA IS FINE.

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Director Statement

THIS IS A FILM WHICH I SHOT A YEAR AGO WITH A FEW PEOPLE I LOVE ABOUT A MAN WHO TRULY ENCOMPASSES LOVE ITSELF JAJU, ALSO KNOWN AS PEACE AND LOVE. I DON’T THINK MANY MEN HAVE INFLUENCED AND SHAPED MY WORLDVIEW MORE THAN THIS MAN (ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY SPENT A HANDFUL OF HOURS AROUND HIM) I TRULY BELIEVE HE IS A WALI OF ALLAH ﷻ THE FILM IS TRULY AN ARRESTING EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS AS SUCH TO MAKE. FROM THE FACT THAT ITS MATERIAL TOOK ME A YEAR TO JUST COME TO TERMS WITH FROM SHOOTING TO EDIT. TO THE WAY IT WAS LIKE WALKING THROUGH DARK MAKING THIS LITERALLY FROM JUST TRYING TO TRACK HIM DOWN EACH DAY TO HIM APPEARING AFTER HOURS BY MIRACULOUS FIRES AND MISTY SEASHORES. IT’S A PRIVILEGE THAT ALLAH ﷻ ALLOWED ME TO NOT ONLY WITNESS BUT SHARE SUCH SPIRITUAL INTIMACY USUALLY RESERVED FOR THE FLEETING AND FORGOTTEN.