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.

TICKETS

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.

Restoration Process

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.

Trailer

For English subtitles, make sure to turn on the YouTube closed captions.

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.