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The Queen of My Dreams

Narrative Feature

English, Urdu
 mins
96

In-Person

2023
Canada, Pakistan
Comedy, Drama

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.

Live ZOOM Q&A with Writer-Director Fawzia Mirza.
8/4/24, 9:30 PM
AFS Cinema

Writer/ Director

Fawzia Mirza

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.

Fawzia Mirza

Director:

Fawzia Mirza

Producer:

Andria Wilson Mirza, Jason Levangie, and Marc Tetreault

Writer:

Fawzia Mirza

Cast:

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

Editor:

Simone Smith

Crew:

Alysha Brilla, Matt Irwin, Jesse Griffiths, Meher Jaffri, etc.

This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas.
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