Newly Funded: ITVS is Pleased to Announce Funding for David Osit’s Building Babel

ITVS recently approved funding for the documentary Building Babel by filmmaker David Osit (Director/Producer).

Building Babel  follows a year in the life and work of Sharif El- Gamal, the developer behind New York’s ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ otherwise known as Park51 — a Muslim community center two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. The film covers Sharif’s struggle to build the embattled center against seemingly endless opposition, all while struggling with his own religion and identity amid intense scrutiny. Building Babel provides a portrait of American identity ten years on from September 11th. Who are Muslims, and who are Americans? Where does the line get drawn, and who gets to draw it? Watch an interview with David Osit after the jump.

Join ITVS in congratulating the filmmaker!