2024 | DEADLINE | ‘Written In the Stars’: Fawzia Mirza Set to Direct Australian Book Adaptation | Link to Article
2024 | CIFF SPEAKS | Queen of My Dreams | Link to Podcast
2024 | TORONTO STAR | A London, Ontario Filmmaker, Revisits Her Past and Learns to Forgive in ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ | Link to Article
2024 | GLOBE AND MAIL | Years in the Making, Fawzia Mirza’s Debut Feature Mixes the Personal with Fantasy | Link to Article
2024 | CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL | Filmmaker Fawzia Mirza Brings Sexy ‘60s Pakistan to the Big Screen | Link to Article
2024 | RANGE | Fawzia Mirza is Paving the Way for Canadian Indies | Link to Article
2024 | YAHOO! CANADA | ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Imagines Queer Romance as Bollywood Epic | Link to Article
2024 | CBC RADIO | Fawzia Mirza’s ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ is a Love letter to Bollywood and Queerness | Link to Article
2024 | XTRA | Bollywood Flair Quickens the Heart of ‘The Queen of My Dreams’| Link to Article
2024 | CBC Q | Fawzia Mirza: The Queen of My Dreams, Bollywood, and why loving herself makes her a better filmmaker | Link to Podcast
2024 | CHARACTER MEDIA | API FILMS MAKING WAVES AT SXSW | Link to Article
2023 | PINK NEWS | 17 LGBTQ+ People of Colour Who Blazed A Trail In The Arts This Year | Link to Article
2023 | TORONTO STAR | TIFF’s Picks for Top Canadian Films for 2023 | Link to Article
2023 | AUTOSTRADDLE | Best Queer Sports Movies of All Time (“Signature Move” #7 of #12) | Link to Article
2023 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | A Charming, Fanciful Debut Tackles Mother-Daughter Relationships | Link to Article
2023 | VOGUE | Fawzia Mirza on Her New Film ‘The Queen of My Dreams’, Mother-Daughter Stories, and Drawing Inspiration from Bollywood | Link to Article
2023 | DEADLINE | ‘The Queen Of My Dreams’ Review: A Stylish Medley Of Generations and Dreams | Link to Article
2023 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Toronto: Fawzia Mirza’s ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Sells for Canada (Exclusive) | Link to Article
2023 | L.A. TIMES | All the Movies Directed by Big-Name Actors at TIFF Ranked in Order from Best to Worst (#2 The Queen of My Dreams) | Link to Article
2023 | COLLIDER | ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Review: Fawzia Mirza’s Vibrant, Heartfelt Love Letter to Mothers and Daughters | Link to Article
2023 | YAHOO CANADA | TIFF 2023: Amrit Kaur, Hamza Haq Make Us Cry, Laugh and Hope in Coming-of-Age tale | Link to Article
2023 | AUTOSTRADDLE | TIFF 2023: ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Captures the Creative Spirit of Bollywood and Queerness | Link to Article
2023 | ET CANADA | TIFF 2023: Amrit Kaur On The Responsibility Of Telling Fawzia Mirza’s Story In ‘The Queen Of My Dreams’: ‘I Was Bawling’ | Link to Article
2023 | NOW TORONTO | ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ is a Coming of Age Tale that Bravely Depicts the Complicated Relationship Between Mother and Daughter | Link to Article
2023 | COLLIDER | ‘Queen of My Dreams’ Director Criticizes the Idea that Women are ‘Risky’ As Directors | Link to Article
2023 | VARIETY | Fawzia Mirza Visits the Past to Know the Present in ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Playing at Toronto | Link to Article
2023 | CBC | My film wasn’t turning out how I imagined so I turned to something I’d shot twelve years earlier | Link to Essay
2023 | SHE DOES THE CITY | Our Guide to TIFF 2023: 20+ Must See Titles from Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers | Link to Article
2023 | VIEW THE VIBE | Check Out the Vibe Inside TIFF’s 2023 Press Event | Link to Article
2023 | SCREEN DAILY | Level K Takes on TIFF-bound ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ | Link to Article
2023 | THE NEW YORKER | A Warm Look at Dating and Intergenerational Texting | Link to Article + Film
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2022 | EXPRESS TRIBUNE | Me, My Mom & Sharmila, Nimra Bucha Set to Star in Fawzia Mirza’s Canadian Film | Link to Article
2022 | VARIETY | Amrit Kaur, Hamza Haq, Nimra Bucha Lead Fawzia Mirza’s Pakistani-Canadian Film ‘Me, My Mom & Sharmila’ (EXCLUSIVE) | Link to Article
2022 | HARPER’S BAZAAR | 25 of the Best Lesbian Films of All Time | Link to Article
2022 | GLAMOUR | 50 Best LGBTQ Movies of All Time | Link to Article
2022 | QUEERTY | 5 Films and TV Shows to Stream that Give the Queer Muslim Experience the Respect it Deserves | Link to Article
2022 | GOING THROUGH IT w/ JENNY YANG | Mango Island | Link to Podcast
2022 | WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD | Writer-Director to Watch: Fawzia Mirza of “Noor & Layla” and “Signature Move” | Link to Article
2022 | DIVA MAGAZINE | Director Fawzia Mirza and Writer Kausar Mohammed on The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night | Link to Article
2022 | AUTOSTRADDLE | Watch NOOR & LAYLA: Fawzia Mirza’s New Short on Queer Muslim Love | Link to Article
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2021 | DEADLINE | Writer-Director Fawzia Mirza Signs with APA | Link to Article
2021 | HARPER’S BAZAAR | The 16 Best New Christmas Movies of 2021 | Link to Article
2021 | NOW | TIFF Announces ‘Canada’s Top Ten’ Films | Link to Article
2021 | THE SPOOL | The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night offers relief from the overwhelming white heteronormity of the holiday rom-com | Link to Article
2021 | XTRA | The Queer Muslim Rom-Com We’ve Been Waiting for has Arrived | Link to Article
2021 | THE ADVOCATE | Queer Muslims Centered in Holiday Flick The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night | Link to Article
2021 | VOGUE | This 11-Minute Long Queer, Muslim Rom Com Is the Best Thing I’ve Seen All Day | Link to Article
2021 | XTRA | The 10 films we’re excited for at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival | Link to Article
2021 | REAL SCREEN | Fawzia Mirza part of the 2021/2022 “Canadian Academy Directors Program for Women | Link to Article
2021 | DIASPORA TIMES | Fawzia Mirza’s Queer Muslim Rom-Com ‘The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night’ To Debut At TIFF | Link to Article
2021 | NBC Asian America | In Hollywood, Asian American stories are rare, but Asian American LGBTQ stories are even rarer | Link to Article
2021 | FREE THE WORK x GLAAD | Pride Ep.1 with Fawzia Mirza and Andria Wilson Mirza with Jeremy Blacklow | Link to Podcast
2021 | ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY | Legally Blonde live-read sets an all-LGBTQ cast with Alexandra Grey, Jen Richards, and more | Link to Article | Link to Reading
2021 | PEOPLE | Legally Blonde Sets All-LGBTQ+ Cast for 20th Anniversary Live Read | Link to Article
2021 | DIASPORA | Alexandra Grey, Rain Valdez, Jen Richards, Fawzia Mirza, And Ivory Aquino Set For All Trans And Queer ‘Legally Blonde’ Live-Read | Link to Article
2021 | TELL THEM I AM, S.2 | Fawzia | Link to Podcast
2021 | THE ADVOCATE | Fawzia Mirza Talks Noor & Layla, a Film Celebrating Queer Muslim Love | Link to Article
2021 | CINESTAAN | We Are, sequel to Onir's National Award-winning I Am, goes on floors | Link to Article
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2020 | STITCHER | "The No Fly List" hosted by Atheer Yacoub and Amamah Saradar | Link to Podcast
2020 | AUDIBLE | "Come Out, Come Out" hosted by Mo Welch | Link to Podcast
2020 | SCREEN DAILY | Canada’s Fae Pictures Unveils LGBTQ-themed Co-Production with India’s Onir: Onir is directing and co-writing “symbolic sequel” to his award-winning anthology I Am, with Fawzia Mirza as co-writer | Link to Article
2020 | CHAAT ROOM | Pride of You, Beta? hosted by Keertana and Nikki | Link to Podcast
2020 | THEM | How Do You Celebrate Coming Out Day When You Can’t Be Out | Link to Article
2020 | HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Announces Filmmakers for Female Director Incubator | Link to Article
2020 | NETFLIX CANADA | Queer Film Is Essential | Link to Article
2020 | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | Vote, Vote, Vote, Vote… | Link to Article
2020 | CBC | Who Will Win CBC’s Short Film Face Off? | Link to Article
2020 | CONDE NAST | After Years In a Long Distance Relationship… | Link to Article
2020 | VOYAGE LA | Meet Fawzia Mirza of Baby Daal Productions | Link to Article
2020 | CHICAGO.GOV | Esteemed Artist | Link to Article
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2019 | TO L & BACK: AN L WORD PODCAST | “Labia Majora” | Link to Podcast
2019 | QUEERY w/ CAMERON ESPOSITO | #84 | Link to Podcast
2019 | JUST BETWEEN US | “Asking For Nudes, Queer Muslims, and Day To Day Mental Illness with Fawzia Mirza” | Link to Podcast
2019 | RAFU | Asian American Women Changing Media | Link to Article
2019 | NY TIMES | Queer Muslims Are Still Rare. One Writer Wants to Change That | Link to Article
2019 | SIXTY INCHES FROM CENTER | Beyond the Page | Link to Article
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2018 | TV ASIA STAR TALK | Link to Article
2018 | NOW TORONTO | Profile | Link to Article
2018 | ADVOCATE | An Intercultural Lesbian Wrestling Rom-Com Makes A Signature Statement” | Link to Article
2018 | LA TIMES | Review: Romantic comedy ‘Signature Move’ goes to the mat for love | Link to Article
2018 | QUEERING DESI | Comedy and Artivism with Fawzia Mirza | Link to Podcast
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2017 | WINDY CITY LIVE | Chicago Actor Writes/Stars in Indie Film | Link to Article
2017 | DAWN | Authentic Moves | Link to Article
2017 | DAWN | Spotlight: Sign of the Times | Link to Article
2017 | THE ADVOCATE | Coming Out In Religion: Queer Actress-Writer Fawzia Mirza on Embracing ‘Muslimness’ | Link to Article
2017 | THE CREATIVE IMPOSTER | ”048: Write your own roles, Fawzia Mirza” | Link to Podcast
2017 | HUFFINGTON POST | Fawzia Mirza, Canadian American Actress, Describes Her Experience In Burger King Ani-Bullying Video | Link to Article
2017 | SHE DOES THE CITY | Interrupt This Program: Talking Artivism with Fawzia Mirza | Link to Article
2017 | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | ‘Signature Move’ Is a Queer Love Affair That Crosses Cultures and Chicago Neighborhoods | Link to Article
2017 | VICE | We Talked to the Queer Filmmaker Who Did Feminist Wrestling Before Glow | Link in Article
2017 | INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE | 10 Filmmakers to Watch | Link to Article
2017 | THE HINDU | Subverting the Narrative | Link to Article
2017 | GO MAGAZINE | 100 Women We Love (2017) | Link to Article
2017 | GAYSI FAMILY | Writer-Actor-Producer Fawzia Mirza On Her Latest ‘Signature Move’ | Link to Article
2017 | NO FILM SCHOOL | ’Signature Move’: Pakistani Muslims, Lesbians, and Luchadora Wrestlers Have More in Common Than You Think | Link to Article
2017 | THE DAILY BEAST | LGBT Muslims Are Enemy No. 1 In Trump’s America | Link to Article
2017 | CHICAGO MAGAZINE | Fawzia Mirza On Becoming An Actress | Link to Article
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2016 | PAKISTAN EXPRESS | She’s Got the Moves | Link to Article
2016 | WE ARE YOUR VOICE MAG | “Good Girls Marry Doctors” | Link to Article
2016 | MARIE CLAIRE | Meet Fawzia Mirza – The Woman Pretending To Be Donald Trump’s Illegitimate Daughter | Link to Article
2016 | MIDDAY | Have You Met Donald Trump’s Muslim Love-Child | Link to Article
2016 | NBC NEWS | Muslim Actress to Play Trump's 'Illegitimate Muslim Daughter' in Web Series | Link to Article
2016 | VICE | The Story Behind the New Mockumentary About Donald Trump’s Illegitimate Muslim Daughter | Link to Article
2016 | NBC NEWS | Love, Family, Pro Wrestling Enter the Ring in ‘Signature Move’ | Link to Article
2016 | DNA India | I’ve Never Played the Game By the Rules | Link to Article
2016 | Q Radio | Fawzia Mirza on Coming Out Again and Again | Link to Article
2016 | GOOD MUSLIM, BAD MUSLIM | #17 | Link to Podcast
2016 | GEO TV | Pakistani-American artist Fawzia Mirza Bags Champion of Change Award | Link to Article
2016 | TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE | Tribeca Film Institute Selects Independent Projects to Participate In Meetings at TFI Network | Link to Article
2014 | KITSCH MIX | Fawzia Mirza Brings World New Queer Comedic Web Series | Link to Article
2014 | Whiskey Journal: “It’s All True” | Link to Podcast
2013 | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | Kam Kardashian: Long-Lost Totally Made-up Sister Found In Chicago | Link to Article
2011 | CHICAGO MAGAZINE | 50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans | Link to Article