Wicked Queer 35
US PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
Queer Muslim Shorts
Saturday
Apr 6
@
4:30 pm
Wicked Queer 35
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Queer Muslim Shorts
Saturday
,
Apr 6
@
4:30 pm
Wicked Queer 35
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
Queer Muslim Shorts
Saturday
Apr 6
@
4:30 pm
Brattle Theater
With
in person.
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
QUEER! MUSLIM! PROUD! The first ever Queer Muslim shorts selection of Wicked Queer brings you stories about identity, faith, family and love! Coming out to parents, fighting for who you are despite society's oppression, being brave and finding compassion... Delivered from all around the world, these stories show how much we have in common even though we come from different backgrounds.
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:
Ablution
15
min
Content warning:
The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.
DIRECTOR
Omar Al Dakheel
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English and Arabic with English subtitles
Parking
9
min
Content warning:
While stealing, a man encounters two men who are having sex in the back seat of a parked car. The thief forces them to give him all the money they have. The boys are also scared of being disgraced in front of neighbors and they know if they call the police, he will only be sentenced to three months in jail for theft, but they will be sentenced to death by gallows for being gay. They are forced to tolerate all the verbal and physical humiliations by the thief and give him whatever he wants.
DIRECTOR
Ahmad Seyfipour
COUNTRY
Iran
LANGUAGE
Persian with English subtitles
Choke
15
min
Content warning:
A rising MMA star hides her refugee status from her small American town, and the world.
DIRECTOR
Rolla Selbak
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English
Life in Darkness
8
min
Content warning:
Laith, a 22 year old male wakes up on his birthday in Mosul, Iraq, only to have problems with his boyfriend, Mohanad a 27 year old male. Mohanad believes that Laith is cheating on him with a girl and a fight erupts as Mohanad storms out of the apartment only to rush back as he sees ISIS have taken over the city and are raiding the apartment block.
DIRECTOR
Ali Raheem
COUNTRY
Iraq
LANGUAGE
Arabic with English subtitles
High Tide
22
min
Content warning:
HIGH TIDE is a short film about Tarik, a 32 year old Moroccan man, who spends his time alone in a holiday cottage on the Veluwe to avoid the divorce with his wife. Shortly after his arrival, the waterworks seem to be broken, when Jonas, the owner of the cottage, comes over to repair it. From that moment on, Tarik is confronted with feelings he has been suppressing his entire life.
DIRECTOR
Claire Zhou
COUNTRY
Netherlands
LANGUAGE
Dutch with English subtitles
You Deserve Everything
18
min
Content warning:
A doctor's tentative romance with the hospital's Arabic interpreter is evolving into something deeper. But everything is not as it seems.
DIRECTOR
Goran Stolevski
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
English
Brothers
9
min
Content warning:
BROTHERS is a coming-of-age story following a Muslim Arab boy coming to terms with his sexuality. Upon recognizing that he is different through the lens of his family and society as a whole, he decides to face his fears with the support of an older brother who stands by him and encourages him to be himself, in the face of bias and adversity.
DIRECTOR
Mike Mosallam
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English
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