The Queen of My Dreams revolves around Azra, a Pakistani woman living in Toronto who is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined, from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.
The Queen of My Dreams is a 2023 Canadian comedy drama film, written and directed by Fawzia Mirza. Mirza’s full-length directorial debut, the film stars Amrit Kaur as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (Hamza Haq).
The cast also includes Nimra Bucha, Charlie Boyle, Kirstin Howell, Josh MacDonald, Ali Kazmi, Lindsay Watters, Uzma Beg, Kya Mosey, Emerson MacNeil, Meher Jaffri, Ayana Manji, Adnan Jaffar and Bakhtawar Mazhar. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Market in May 2023, and had its public premiere in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
The Queen of My Dreams (2024)
Directed by: Fawzia Mirza
Starring: Amrit Kaur, Hamza Haq, Nimra Bucha, Charlie Boyle, Kirstin Howell, Josh MacDonald, Ali Kazmi, Lindsay Watters, Uzma Beg, Kya Mosey, Meher Jaffri, Ayana Manji, Adnan Jaffar
Screenplay by: Fawzia Mirza
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Matt Irwin
Film Editing by: Simone Smith
Costume Design by: Fizza Ejaz, Venk Modur, Faiz Rohani
Set Decoration by: Fawad Ur Rehman, Jesse Stewart
Art Direction by: Cyrus Karanjia, Arshad Khan, Imran Naeem
Music by: Alysha Brilla
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual material, thematic elements and smoking.
Distributed by: Cineplex Pictures
Release Date: September 8, 2023 (TIFF), March 22, 2024 (Canada)
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