Midwest independent film festivals best of the midwest awards. Signature move is a queer love affair that crosses cultures and chicago neighborhoods chicago magazine october 2017. Perhaps because mirza not only stars in the film, but also cowrote it, signature move also shines a small, but muchneeded light. Seen on its own, signature move, while intermittently quirky and fun, is a misfire thats down for the count. A muslim lesbian from chicago cares for her tvobsessed mother and falls in love with a wrestler. One of the 50 most anticipated american films of 2017 filmmaker.
A secret new romance with alma forces zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. Follow behindthescenes news at chicago film project. Signature move starts with an attractive pretitle sequence as zaynab zips around chicagos immigrant neighbourhoods on her moped, and the wrestling sequences are also colourful and engaging. Businessman david witnesses his wife and daughter being kidnapped when he is on a video call with them during their trip to mexico. Con fawzia mirza, shabana azmi, sari sanchez, audrey francis. One evening he has a traffic accident in which no one appears to be seriously injured. A conversation with cinema legend and activist shabana azmi on the eve of her chicago debut in signature move newcity october 2017. In this comingofage muslim melodrama, zaynab copes by. Click to link welcome to movie signature move 2017s crowdcast profile. All are unscathed, except for the motorcyclist moosas eight yearold son, who suffers. As zaynab falls for alma, a bold and very bright mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love and wrestling.
Signature move screened at the 2017 vancouver queer film festival august 10 20 and is billed as an indie comedydrama, but the films writer and leading. Signature move 2017 1h 20min comedy, drama, romance october 2017 usa zaynab, a thirtysomething pakistani, muslim, lesbian in chicago takes care of her sweet and tvobsessed mother. Actor michael shannon serves as one of the executive producers of signature move, a timely drama centering on the romance between a pakistani and a mexicanamerican woman. Song high alert a artist chris hajian, rich samalin, apm music sonoton recorded music library sonoton music. A new romance with alma forces zaynab to confront her relationship with her recently widowed mother who escapes to tv dramas and finding her. Signature move screened at the 2017 vancouver queer film festival august 1020 and is billed as an indie comedydrama, but the films writer and leading. In this comingofage muslim melodrama, zaynab copes by taking up luchastyle wrestling.
Zynab is a pakistani at home in chicago, wearing her hair cropped short and driving a bright red moped to her job as an immigration lawyer. Amir aghaee portrays kaveh nariman, a respected forensic pathologist. But the films gently erratic personality is winning nonetheless, and its interesting to. This is not just a movie about being a lesbian, but about cultural differences even. No date, no sign 2017 is an iranian movie cowritten and directed by vahid jalilvand. Signature move trailer wrestling comedy 2017 youtube.
Zaynab takes care of her sweet and tvobsessed mother. However, three days later, a dead child is brought to the pathology department. A new romance with alma forces zaynab to confront her relationship with her recently widowed mother who escapes to tv dramas. Signature move 2017 posters the movie database tmdb.
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