US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Queer Muslim Shorts

Saturday

Apr 6, 2019

@

4:30 pm

Wicked Queer 35

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! 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
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This short film program includes the following films:

Ablution

CONTENT WARNING:
The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.
15
 min
Omar Al Dakheel
English and Arabic with English subtitles
United States

Parking

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.
9
 min
Ahmad Seyfipour
Persian with English subtitles
Iran

Choke

CONTENT WARNING:
A rising MMA star hides her refugee status from her small American town, and the world.
15
 min
Rolla Selbak
English
United States

Life in Darkness

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.
8
 min
Ali Raheem
Arabic with English subtitles
Iraq

High Tide

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.
22
 min
Claire Zhou
Dutch with English subtitles
Netherlands

You Deserve Everything

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.
18
 min
Goran Stolevski
English
Australia

Brothers

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.
9
 min
Mike Mosallam
English
United States

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