Amir, a Bangladeshi student in London leading a double life, confesses to his strict-Muslim parents about his crisis of faith.
Featured on BBC, Omeleto, Million Youth Media, Film Shortage & more.. with 50,000+ viewers across multiple streaming & festival platforms.
Currently streaming on Alaska Airlines (In-Flight Entertainment) and TV throughout North America.
Premiere: 03/10/20 (Coalition Of South Asian Film Festivals)
Release: 13/11/20 (Omeleto)
"Writer-director and lead actor Taha Ismail’s heartfelt family drama may have religion and societal upbringing as the center of its conflict, but it will resonate with anyone who has to eschew the path laid out for them by others in order to strike out on their own. Though the storytelling has an authentic specificity in its portrayal of a Muslim family at an inflection point, it achieves a compelling universality through its honest, straightforward emotional journey." - Omeleto.
Festivals: Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK), 1.4 Awards (UK), Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (US), Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (CA), Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (CA), DC South Asian Film Festival (US), Chicago South Asian Film Festival (US), South Asian Film Festival Montreal (CA), Nepal America International Film Festival (US), London Lift-Off Film Festival (UK) Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest (RO)
REQUEST FILM
BEHIND THE SCENES
Photos captured by Archie Baker, Tom Russell & Luke Wright
The film was successfully funded via GoFundMe, thanks to our wonderful contributors.
We are still accepting donations to put towards festival submissions, distribution, marketing, etc. Watch the Fundraiser video below. Click here to donate.
CREDITS
Written, Directed & Starring: Taha Ismail
Produced by: Rafael Ramirez
Executive Producer: Taha Ismail
Co-Starring:
Lina Abra
Faraz Khan
Ruchika Jain
Subhash Goswami
Project Supervisor: Edward Windus
Creative Director: Ilan Lampl
Assistant Director: Monica Georgieva
Director Of Photography: Shaka Agina
1st Assistant Camera: Harry Coleman, Eliott Poyzer
2nd Assistant Camera: Emil Nolan, Max Tuite, Myles Wilkinson
Production Designer: Ellie Prudence
Art Assistants: Marina Waldron, Filip Lewandowski
Production Manager: Annusheh Rahim
Production Assistant: Luke Wright
Chief Lighting Technician: Conrad Russell
Spark: Henry Martin
Sound Recordists: Martynas Miknys, Tien Dat
Sound Mixing: Adria Smilges Nieto
Original SoundTrack: Roland Mair-Gruber
Music: Lil Late & Arsalan, Nehmy
Editor: Taha Ismail
Colourist: Shaka Agina
VFX: 3DVFXSTUDIO - Rana Talha, Rana Usman, Arshiya Rasham, Saif Ali
BTS Photographers: Archie Baker, Tom Russell, Luke Wright
Special thanks: Julian Zammit Lupi, Keith Camilleri