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# Queer Canadian coming-of-age story, The Queen of My Dreams, to show at BFI London Film Festival
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/queer-canadian-coming-of-age-story-the-queen-of-my-dreams-to-show-at-bfi-london-film-festival/
- Published: 2023-09-28T08:16:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-28T12:51:17.000Z
- Description: Mirza’s full-length directorial debut, the film stars Amrit Kaur as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (Hamza Haq).
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Canada, North America

***The Queen of My Dreams***, the coming-of-age story of a queer Canadian Pakistani girl from writer-director **Fawzia Mirza**, will be showing at **BFI London Film Festival** on **Saturday, October 7**.

Mirza’s full-length directorial debut, the film stars **Amrit Kaur** as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (**Hamza Haq**).

The cast also includes **Nimra Bucha**, **Charlie Boyle**, **Kirstin Howell**, **Josh MacDonald**, **Ali Kazmi**, **Lindsay Watters**, **Kya Mosey**, **Emerson MacNeil**, **Meher Jaffri**, **Ayana Manji**, **Adnan** **Jaffar** and **Bakhtawar Mazhar**.

The film was shot in 2022, under the working title *Me, My Mom & Sharmila.* It was adapted from Mirza’s theatrical stage play of the same name, which was itself drawn from her 2012 short film *The Queen of My Dreams*.

**For the full BFI London Film Festival programme, [CLICK HERE](https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/full-programme-67th-bfi-london-film-festival?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**