Three Veils
Three Veils is a 2011 film written and directed by Rolla Selbak and starring Sheetal Sheth, Angela Zahra and Mercedes Masöhn. The film is notable for featuring a lesbian character. Selbak herself is a lesbian.[1] It has won several awards.
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| Directed by | Rolla Selbak |
| Written by | Rolla Selbak |
| Produced by | Jeremy Elliott Fahmi Farouk Farahat Yusuf Yenil Brad Hagen Mohannad Malas Ahmad Zahra |
| Starring | Sheetal Sheth Angela Zahra Mercedes Masöhn |
| Cinematography | John Frost |
| Edited by | Fahmi Farouk Farahat |
| Music by | Vicente Avella |
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Running time | 117 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Three Veils is about three young Middle-Eastern women living in the U.S, each with their own personal story. Leila (Mercedes Masöhn) is engaged to be married, however as the wedding night approaches, she becomes less and less sure. Amira (Angela Zahra) is a devout Muslim, but is dealing with her deep repressed lesbian feelings. Nikki (Sheetal Sheth) is acting out her promiscuity as she battles her own demons after a tragic death in the family. As the film progresses, all three stories unfold and blend into each other as connections are revealed between the three women.
Cast
- Sheetal Sheth as Nikki
- Angela Zahra as Amira
- Mercedes Masöhn as Leila
- Madeleine Tabar as Samira
- Erick Avari as Mr. Qasim
- Garen Boyajian as Jamal
- Christopher Maleki as Mehdi
- Sammy Sheik as Ali
- Andrew J. Ferranti as Hafiz
- Silvi Sebastian as Aunt Fatima
- Desmond Faison as Wes
- Andria Carpenter as Little Nikki
- Lexi Greene as Little Amira
- Chelsea Gray as Shoshana
- Anne Bedian as Farridah
References
- Curiel, Jonathan. "At Arab Film Festival, a Daring Drama Features a Lesbian of Faith". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.