EISHA MARJARA

Available on Amazon, Vimeo on Demand, Youtube Movies, iTunes, Wolfe Video (US), FunFilm (Canada) Genders, generations and cultures collide in this comedy about the modern family unit. A South Asian transgender woman sees her life flipped on its head when she meets a "white" teenaged son she didn’t know she had. written-directed by Eisha Marjara produced by Joe Balass compassproductions.ca

A stranger posing as a home buyer shows up at a suburban house that is up for sale. As the owner's wife gives a tour of the place, the stranger recalls a memorable night when a fatal promise was made. Un étranger se présentant comme un acheteur de maison se présente à une maison de banlieue qui est à vendre. Comme la femme du propriétaire donne une visite du lieu, l'étranger se souvient d'une nuit mémorable où a fait une promesse fatale. WINNER/ PRIX: Jury Award Best Canadian Short (Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival); Best Int'l Men's Short (NCGLFF); Winner Crystal Cactus Award (Out in the Desert LGBT Film Festival); Best Performance Atif Siddiqi (Mosaic South Asian International Film Festival); Best Performance Atif Siddiqi (Fetisch Film Festival, Germany); Audience Award (Image+Nation Film festival); Best Short Film (Long Island LGBT Film Festival)

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