Amir Jaffer

Movies

Belonging: Trans Indian Story
Director
A medium-length film that narrates the story of Anjali Rimi through her gender journey as a Kinnar trans immigrant woman and her mother.
Diva: The Alexis Miranda Story
Director
Thirty years after moving to San Francisco, female impersonator Alexis Miranda gets evicted by her new landlord. She looks back on her turbulent life in the city by the bay, where she had to fight for acceptance in a divided LGBTQ community.
Love Story for Paco
Director
Unable to discern between his past and present, and between reality and make-belief, Jordan writes his stories to remember and to keep his sanity in this intriguing and edgy thriller,
Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
Director
Interviews and perspectives examining the conditions of intersectional justice from 20 leading faith and community leaders.
Brother From Another Time
Director of Photography
Short film created for the 2014 San Francisco Dance Film Festival's Co-Laboratory project. Choreographed and performed by Jocquese Whitfield.
The HIV Story Project
Director
A compilation of short films of all formats about living with HIV & AIDS.
One Day in May
Director
Crowds gathered outside the California Supreme Court await the decision regarding validity of Proposition 8. Emotions run high on both sides, with the LGBT community taking to the streets to protest the decision.
Between Places
Director
After arriving from Egypt to work as a software engineer, Nagib falls for his beautiful co-worker, Aisha and his handsome neighbor, Jeff. September 11 terrorist attacks and arrest of Nagib's closeted gay friend in Egypt make matters worse. Nagib gets caught between being true to himself and the ones he love, as he tries to survive in the U.S. after 9/11.