Wicked Queer 38

US PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Queer Muslim Shorts

Saturday

Apr 9

@

12:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 38

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Queer Muslim Shorts

Saturday

,

Apr 9

@

12:00 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 38

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Queer Muslim Shorts

Saturday

Apr 9

@

12:00 pm

Brattle Theater

With 
 in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
QUEER MUSLIM SHORTS is returning for its third year to celebrate this unique identity with stories exploring family, relationships, and faith. From heartwarming dramas to chuckling comedies, expect a wide range of emotions and an overwhelming sense of joy!
Beyza BK
Programmer
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with

Presented with...

Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

Sheer Qorma

30
min 
Content warning:
Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
DIRECTOR
Faraz Arif Ansari
COUNTRY
India
LANGUAGE
English, Hindi, Urdu

Mlukhiye

16
min 
Content warning:
A Palestinian young gay tries to manipulate between his freedom and his family, getting in the middle of a great dilemma.
DIRECTOR
Rami Fahel
COUNTRY
Palestine
LANGUAGE
Hebrew, Arabic

Noor & Layla

13
min 
Content warning:
Noor and Layla are breaking up. Is it the end of the road for these two Muslim women… or is it the beginning? Noor & Layla is about reclaiming ritual through the love story of two queer, Muslim women, told at five different moments in their relationship, marked by the five calls to prayer (fajr, dhur, asr, maghrib, isha). The film opens at fajr, the dawn prayer, at the end of their relationship and follows a reverse chronology to the evening prayer, isha, the moment they first meet.
DIRECTOR
Fawzia Mirza
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
English

Borekas

15
min 
Content warning:
A breakdown on the way to the airport provides a father and son with an opportunity to reconnect.
DIRECTOR
Saleh Saadi
COUNTRY
Palestine
LANGUAGE
Arabic

Mariam

12
min 
Content warning:
Zaid, a young Arab-American amateur drag queen has to confront his conservative father and Alzheimer's grandfather about his identity.
DIRECTOR
Reem Jubran
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
Arabic, English

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night

11
min 
Content warning:
All cards are on the table when a queer Pakistani Muslim woman brings her Puerto Rican girlfriend home for the first time on the family's annual game night
DIRECTOR
Fawzia Mirza
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English