Here are three long-form narrative shorts (19-54 min each) from around the world.
SHEER QORMA: Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
THE FISH WITH ONE SLEEVE: Hikari Shintani (Yu Ishizuka), a trans woman, works at an ornamental fish company and lives alone in Tokyo. While occasionally feeling an indescribable distance between herself and others, she enjoys the company of her trans women friends and workmates. One day, Hikari returns to her hometown for a business trip. To reveal her true self as a woman, she gathers her courage and texts her old classmate Takashi, a long-unrequited love from high school.
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represent a Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
WINNER! 2021 OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST LONG FORM-NARRATIVE SHORT
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
In English, Hindi, and Urdu with English subtitles.
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Director Biography - Faraz Arif Ansari
Faraz Arif Ansari started their film career as a co-writer with Mr. Amole Gupte (Writer & Creative Director of ‘Taare Zameen Par’ or ‘Stars on Earth’) Faraz was the Associate Director & Executive Producer on Fox Star’s ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’, released in May, 2011. Faraz worked as the Associate Director & Casting Director on Karan Johar’s ‘Gippi!’. When not working behind the camera, Faraz conducts cinema and theatre sessions for the underprivileged children across the slums of Mumbai and trains them to write screenplays and direct their own short films along with film appreciation sessions. Faraz has also been conducting free acting workshops for the Indian transgender & queer communities, across Mumbai & Delhi. Faraz runs a charitable initiative called ‘Gift A Meal’ which works at the grassroots level and provides meals to the street children across Mumbai & Delhi.
- Year2021
- Runtime30 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Urdu
- CountryIndia
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorFaraz Arif Ansari
- ScreenwriterFaraz Arif Ansari
- ProducerMarijke de Souza
- CastShabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhasker, Kalyanee Mulay, Priya Malik, Jitin Gulati
Here are three long-form narrative shorts (19-54 min each) from around the world.
SHEER QORMA: Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
THE FISH WITH ONE SLEEVE: Hikari Shintani (Yu Ishizuka), a trans woman, works at an ornamental fish company and lives alone in Tokyo. While occasionally feeling an indescribable distance between herself and others, she enjoys the company of her trans women friends and workmates. One day, Hikari returns to her hometown for a business trip. To reveal her true self as a woman, she gathers her courage and texts her old classmate Takashi, a long-unrequited love from high school.
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: Bernard David Jones, Dyllon Burnside, Thomas Hobson, along with Jenifer Lewis bring George M. Johnson's words to life in this dramatic reading of their book, All Boys Aren't Blue. Each of the characters represent a Johnson at different stages of their life. The memoir is a firsthand account of trials, tribulations, and triumphs that have made George M. Johnson into the person they are today.
WINNER! 2021 OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST LONG FORM-NARRATIVE SHORT
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
In English, Hindi, and Urdu with English subtitles.
FACEBOOK: Click Here
Director Biography - Faraz Arif Ansari
Faraz Arif Ansari started their film career as a co-writer with Mr. Amole Gupte (Writer & Creative Director of ‘Taare Zameen Par’ or ‘Stars on Earth’) Faraz was the Associate Director & Executive Producer on Fox Star’s ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’, released in May, 2011. Faraz worked as the Associate Director & Casting Director on Karan Johar’s ‘Gippi!’. When not working behind the camera, Faraz conducts cinema and theatre sessions for the underprivileged children across the slums of Mumbai and trains them to write screenplays and direct their own short films along with film appreciation sessions. Faraz has also been conducting free acting workshops for the Indian transgender & queer communities, across Mumbai & Delhi. Faraz runs a charitable initiative called ‘Gift A Meal’ which works at the grassroots level and provides meals to the street children across Mumbai & Delhi.
- Year2021
- Runtime30 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Urdu
- CountryIndia
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorFaraz Arif Ansari
- ScreenwriterFaraz Arif Ansari
- ProducerMarijke de Souza
- CastShabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhasker, Kalyanee Mulay, Priya Malik, Jitin Gulati