A queer Muslim woman from Brooklyn grapples with the complexities of faith, sexuality and her difficult decision to come out to the most important figure in her life - her strictly devout, psychiatrist mother. A mother-daughter love story that reveals the often unseen intricacies of coming out and of seeking common ground and family.
World Premiere: Thessaloniki 2023 (nominated for Golden Alexander in the Newcomers Competition).
https://www.comingaroundfilm.com/
Director, producer & editor: SANDRA ITÄINEN
Producer: CHELSI BULLARD
Executive Producers: MARC SMOLOWITZ, FAWZIA MIRZA, ANDRIA WILSON MIRZA
Cinematographer: UWA IDUOZEE
Composer: SARAH IBRAHIM
Consulting Editor: RABAB HAJ YAHYA
Consulting Producer: DEBORAH DICKSON
Supported by:
Gotham Documentary Feature Lab & Gotham Week
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
Brooklyn Arts Council
Berlinale Diversity and Inclusion DocSalon
DOK Leipzig / DOK Industry
Hot Docs Distribution Rendezvous
Outfest Industry
Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike)
Only in New York DOC NYC
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Director, producer, cinematographer & editor: SANDRA ITÄINEN
Sound: UWA IDUOZEE