Arab Film Fest Collab 2020

Queer Lens

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7 films in package
Barzakh
In this dystopian future, the US government ships refugees to a colony on Mars.
Son of A Dancer (ابن الرقاصة)
Twenty-year-old Majed grieves the loss of his recently deceased mother, while he uncovers her secrets through the objects she left behind.
Mondial 2010
A gay Lebanese couple chronicle their road trip to Ramallah.
What's Left of Home (شو بقي من البيت)
When Josef, a closeted Lebanese man in his mid-twenties gets a job abroad, his life is put into perspective.
Three Centimeters
Four Lebanese girls go on a Ferris wheel ride to make their friend feel better about her breakup.
Ablution
Waleed washes his father five times a day for prayer. Though, Waleed's sexuality creates a tension in their routine.
Ubuntu
Best friends Darren and Hakeem navigate the social complexities of high school.
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“Queer Lens” is a program of short films celebrating the lives and loves of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Arab World and its diasporas. From a romantic and deeply political road trip to the discotheque and outer orbit, we come to appreciate the beautiful and complicated intimacies of chosen and biological families. 


Barzakh, 2020

Karina Dandashi (Syria, USA)


Son of a Dancer, 2018

Georges Hazim (Lebanon)


Mondial 2010, 2014

Roy Dib (Lebanon)


What's Left of Home, 2019

Antoine Maksoudian (Lebanon)


Three Centimeters, 2018

Lara Zeidan (Lebanon)


Ablution, 2018

Omar Aldakheel (USA)


Ubuntu, 2019

Aqsa Altaf (USA)

Ubuntu is a coming-of-age story that follows best friends and star athletes, Hakeem & Darren, as they navigate the complexities of high school. When pushed to face their collective fears in social settings, the two friends realize that staying true to themselves and supporting one another is what matters the most.


About the Filmmaker


Aqsa Altaf is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, who was raised in a Muslim household in Kuwait by Pakistani and Sri Lankan parents. Altaf tells stories that are diverse in nature and reflect a universal subject matter. Altaf graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in December 2017. She was selected to participate in the 2018 Werner Herzog Filmmaking Workshop in the Peruvian jungle, where she made a film under Werner Herzog’s mentorship. She was also selected to direct a short film for the emerging Muslim filmmaker fellowship by Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and Mike Mosallam Productions (MMP).

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Director
    Aqsa Altaf
  • Screenwriter
    Adel Kamal
  • Producer
    Sarah Bazzi
  • Cast
    Laith Zuaiter, Brandon Brown
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