A New Film Released on Moustapha Akkad

Malek Akkad and Michael Nash's feature-length documentary Not Without Nerve is about the experiences of Akkad's father, Moustapha Akkad, while making his landmark 1976 film The Message, which chronicles the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad. Both films were screened at the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts on February 21 and 22. The new documentary tells us about the difficulties faced by the late international filmmaker before, during and after making The Message. Akkad almost gave up making his film, originally known as Mohammad, Messenger of God, until King Hassan II of Morocco invited him to start filming there.