A new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her relationship with her recently widowed mother who escapes to TV dramas and finding her daughter a husband. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
One of “The 50 Most Anticipated American Films of 2017”
—Filmmaker Magazine
Grand Jury Prize – Best U.S. Narrative Feature
Outfest Los Angeles
Best Feature – American Spectrum
Hoosier Lens
Indy Film Fest
Best Feature
Columbus International Film + Video Festival
Audience Award – Best Feature
Connecticut LGBT Film Festival
Best Direction – Jennifer Reeder
Audience Award – Best Actress in a Feature – Fawzia Mirza
Film Out San Diego LGBT Film Festival
Jury Award Best Women’s Feature
Audience Award Best Women’s Feature Film
North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
Jury Award : Writer, Producer, Actor – Fawzia Mirza
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival
Best Comedy
Q Cinema: Fort Worth LGBT International Film Festival
Audience Award-Best Feature
Image+Nation Montreal LGBT Film Festival
Best Performance in a Female Role – Fawzia Mirza
Iris Prize Film Festival
Best Director -Jennifer Reeder
Best Cinematography – Christopher Rejano
Midwest Independent Film Festival’s Best of the Midwest Awards