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Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night (The)

Country: United States, Language: English, 11 mins

  • Director: Fawzia Mirza
  • Writer: Kausar Mohammed
  • Producer: Felicia Gustin, Krystal MacKnight, Amalia Mesa-Gustin, Kausar Mohammed, Andria Wilson

CGiii Comment

The best thing we can ever say about a short film is...it's too short, we want more!

And that's exactly what we have to say about this Christmas gathering.

Gucci pacifiers, vegan Wednesdays and terrible chai - the dialogue is snappy and hilarious.

Definitely ripe for feature development...milking the awkward and putting Soraya on a pedestal...where she ought to be. She's a Goddess.

Can't wait for the feature!


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

All cards are on the table when a queer Pakistani Muslim woman brings her Puerto Rican girlfriend home for the first time on the family's annual game night.

Cast & Characters

Kausar Mohammed (as Noor)
Vico Ortiz (as Luz)
Meera Rohit Kumbhani (as Soraya)
Pia Shah (as Kiran)
D'Lo (as David)