August 4, 2024 at 9:30:00 PM

AFS Cinema

The Queen of My Dreams

Canada, Pakistan | Narrative Feature

2023 | 96 mins | English,Urdu

Live ZOOM Q&A with Writer-Director Fawzia Mirza.

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Queer Pakistani grad student, Azra, is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.

About the Artist

Fawzia Mirza is a Canadian film and TV actress, writer, producer, and director. Her work includes the web series Kam Kardashian and Brown Girl Problems and the 2017 film Signature Move.

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Credits

Crew:

Director:

Fawzia Mirza

Writer:

Fawzia Mirza

Producer(s):

Andria Wilson Mirza, Jason Levangie, and Marc Tetreault

Film Editor:

Simone Smith

Featured Cast:

Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq, Ayana Manji, Ali A. Kazmi

Thank you to our community partners for this screening!

This program was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.