Fawzia Mirza

Movies

The Queen of My Dreams
Director
Azra 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 Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night
Director
All cards are on the table when a queer, Muslim, South Asian American woman introduces her Latinx partner for the first time at a family game night.
Noor & Layla
Writer
Noor and Layla are breaking up. It’s the end of the road for these two Muslim women…or is it just the beginning? Five life-changing moments in their relationship are marked by the Muslim call to prayer.
Noor & Layla
Director
Noor and Layla are breaking up. It’s the end of the road for these two Muslim women…or is it just the beginning? Five life-changing moments in their relationship are marked by the Muslim call to prayer.
Shadow
Aasia
A simple cab ride transforms into a meditative journey through myth, history, and place that leaves one woman questioning her presence in time.
Shadow
Writer
A simple cab ride transforms into a meditative journey through myth, history, and place that leaves one woman questioning her presence in time.
Shadow
Director
A simple cab ride transforms into a meditative journey through myth, history, and place that leaves one woman questioning her presence in time.
I Know Her
Writer
In the afterglow of a seemingly fated hookup, two women realize that perhaps they have a little too much in common.
I Know Her
Faiza
In the afterglow of a seemingly fated hookup, two women realize that perhaps they have a little too much in common.
I Know Her
Director
In the afterglow of a seemingly fated hookup, two women realize that perhaps they have a little too much in common.
Signature Move
Producer
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Signature Move
Zaynab
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Signature Move
Writer
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Silhouettes
Nadia
Opposites attract in this sweet love story about a chance encounter that brings a retired executive and a reserved lawyer together for a magical day in Chicago.
The PHD Movie 2
Dr. Sangeeta Singh
The Nameless Grad Student and his group must travel to an important academic conference and square off against a rival group as they compete for results and grant money. Meanwhile, Cecilia's advisor is going on sabbatical, which means she has to finish writing her thesis or be stuck in grad school another year.
Six Angry Women
Juror 3
A jury deliberates.
The Queen of My Dreams
Producer
As a young girl, Fawzia Mirza fell under the spell of Bollywood heroines and their promise of love and feminine perfection. As an adult, she looks back and re-imagines the epic romance in the classic film Aradhana, in a queer light.
The Queen of My Dreams
Writer
As a young girl, Fawzia Mirza fell under the spell of Bollywood heroines and their promise of love and feminine perfection. As an adult, she looks back and re-imagines the epic romance in the classic film Aradhana, in a queer light.
The Queen of My Dreams
Sharmila Tagore / Herself (voice)
As a young girl, Fawzia Mirza fell under the spell of Bollywood heroines and their promise of love and feminine perfection. As an adult, she looks back and re-imagines the epic romance in the classic film Aradhana, in a queer light.
The Queen of My Dreams
Director
As a young girl, Fawzia Mirza fell under the spell of Bollywood heroines and their promise of love and feminine perfection. As an adult, she looks back and re-imagines the epic romance in the classic film Aradhana, in a queer light.
Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together
Rhonda
Jamie is moving in two weeks from Chicago to New York hoping to become a Broadway actress. Her best friend Jessica is bummed because she's not-so-secretly in love with Jamie. As moving day gets closer, Jessica tries to make Jamie jealous by dating other girls. But Jessica's plan backfires, in a way she could never imagine. Set in working class Chicago and infused with musical dance numbers, "Jamie and Jessie are Not Together" is a love letter to those gray areas of love and lust and to the young romances we will never forget.
Auntie
Writer
The day after meeting a crew of 20-somethings at a South Asian happy hour, 39-year-old Hena is thrown into their group text.
Auntie
Director
The day after meeting a crew of 20-somethings at a South Asian happy hour, 39-year-old Hena is thrown into their group text.