SIGNATURE MOVE (2017)

co-writer | producer | star

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Zaynab is a lawyer in Chicago, taking care of her TV-obsessed mother and she’s got two secrets from her mother: her new crush on Alma and her new hobby, lucha-style wrestling.

Director: Jennifer Reeder | Co-Writers: Fawzia Mirza & Lisa Donato | Starring: Shabana Azmi, Sari Sanchez, Fawzia Mirza, Charin Alvarez

AWARDS

  • Audience Award Best Feature | Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Fest 2018

  • Audience Award Best Feature | Image + Nation 2017

  • Best Comedy | Q Cinema 2017

  • Best Screenplay | OUT On Film 2017

  • Best Female Performance | Iris Prize 2017

  • Jury Prize Acting, Writing, Producing | Mosaic Int’l Film Festival 2017

  • Grand Jury Prize, Best US Narrative Feature | Outfest 2017

  • Audience Award Best Feature | North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2017

  • Jury Award Best Feature | North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2017

  • Indy Film Fest | Best American Spectrum 2017

  • Indy Film Fest | Hoosier Lens 2017

  • Best Feature | Columbus International Film + Video Festival 2017

  • Audience Award Best Feature | Connecticut LGBT Film Festival 2017

  • Best Direction | Film Out San Diego LGBT Film Festival

  • Audience Award Best Actress, Feature, Fawzia Mirza | Film Out San Diego 2017

  • Finishing Fund Recipient | Frameline Film Festival 2016