His eventual aim is to establish a British Muslim film institute. He said: “Muslims always complain they are portrayed negatively by the film industry.
Muslim groups have demanded the withdrawal of a hard-hitting short film made to help tackle Islamophobic hate crimes, protesting that it promotes violence and fear.
He enlisted the help of leading cinematographers, camera operators, producers, stunt artists and film companies.
Wadan, 38, said: “Films produced in the past to tackle these issues are more like 1980s public information films.