THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS

Azra (Amrit Kaur) is worlds apart from her conservative mother. Following a tragedy, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey to Pakistan - guided by memories of her mother's youth in Karachi and her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.

Format

Narrative Feature Film

Written by

Fawzia Mirza

Cast

Amrit Kaur, Hamza Haq, Nimra Bucha, Ayana Manji

Directed by

Fawzia Mirza

Status

Released

Accolades

Cleveland International Film Festival

GLAAD Media Awards

Official Selection | BFI London Film Festival

Miami Film Festival

Official Selection | SXSW Film Festival

Best Director & Best Production Design Award | Directors Guild of Canada

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

Best Performance in a Female Role | Iris Prize Festival

ReFrame

Official Selection | Toronto International Film Festival

Award Best Canadian Feature | Reel Asian Film Festival

Jury Grand Prix & Best Director | Image + Nation Montreal

Audience Award Best Feature | Inside Out Ottawa Film Festiival

Canada's Top Ten | Mubi

2x Canadian Screen Award WINNER

GLAAD AWARDS NOMINEE, OUTSTANDING FEATURE

Best Lead Performance Drama (Amrit Kaur)

Best Performance in a Lead, Reel Asian (Amrit Kaur)

Best Canadian Feature, Reel Asian

Best Performance, Iris Prize (Amrit Kaur)

Ashland Film Festival, Best Feature

Grand Jury Prize, Image + Nation Film Festival

Best Director, Image + Nation Film Festival

Best Picture, Screen Nova Scotia

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