The release date of the movie signature move is set to september 29, 2017 in select theaters. A muslim lesbian from chicago cares for her tvobsessed mother and falls in love with a wrestler. A first official look at signature move,t he upcoming drama comedy movie directed by jennifer reeder based on a script by fawzia mirza and lisa donato and starring fawzia mirza, shabana azmi, sari sanchez, audrey francis, charin alvarez, mark hood, and molly brennan. Jan hieggelke, nabeela rasheed, hugh schulze, michael shannon. You wont have to be a wrestling fan to find yourself fixated by the final tussle in the ring.
The film premiered at the 2017 south by southwest film festival. A secret new romance with alma forces zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. Signature move is a film adept at finding the gaps in this tangle of personal, familial and cultural stories. As zaynab falls for alma, a bold and very bright mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love and wrestling. Signature move is a queer love affair that crosses cultures and chicago neighborhoods chicago magazine october 2017 interview. Signature move is a hilarious and heartfelt look at. Starring fawzia mirza, shabana azmi and sari sanchez. Sari sanchez, left, and fawzia mirza in the movie signature move. As she falls for a bold and very bright mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love and wrestling.
And thirtysomething zaynab qadir a closeted, muslim lawyer who takes up lucha librestyle wrestling quickly learns that she lacks the right technique and experienceon and off the mat. Signature move tweet new york premiere thu, jun 15, 2017. About signature move in chicago, zaynab fawzia mirza is a thirtysomething americanpakistani lawyer who lives with and cares for her recently widowed, tvobsessed mother legendary indian actress shabana azmi. The ladies behind signature move talk lucha libre, texas and losing their sxsw virginity atx gossipaustin, texas march 7, 2017. Welcome to movie signature move 2017s crowdcast profile. Introduction on friday by filmmaker and nwff board president sudeshna sen. 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. Signature move is a 2017 american indie comedydrama film directed by jennifer reeder and cowritten and produced by fawzia mirza about a pakistani. But seen on the spectrum of progress, its hard not to appreciate this wily fighter. Director jennifer reeders signature move, the first project of new citys film production arm chicago film project, has been making the international festival rounds for nearly a year. The movie centers on a muslim lesbian from chicago who cares for her tvobsessed mother. Chicago director jennifer reeder on her new film signature move time out chicago september 26, 2017. A new romance with alma forces zaynab to confront her relationship with. To the films benefit, though, that story is a romcom about a muslim lesbian lucha wrestler.
Jun 17, 2017 what becomes clear from the start of signature move, though, is how significant, at times frustrating, a departure this is reeder, whose purposefully stilted style is largely diluted in service to someone elses story. Published on aug 30, 2017 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. With navid mohammadzadeh, amir aghaee, hediyeh tehrani, zakieh behbahani. Eugene park, brian hieggelke, fawzia mirza executive producers. In this comingofage muslim melodrama, zaynab copes by taking up luchastyle wrestling. One of the 50 most anticipated american films of 2017 filmmaker. Kaveh nariman is a coroner in the medical examiners office.
Signature move packs a lot under a relatively small hood. On thursday, september 28, the chicago south asian film festival will host the local premiere of jennifer reeders acclaimed debut feature signature move, a cro. Signature move is a comedic and heartfelt look at modern families and the complexities of love in its many forms. Zaynab, a thirtysomething pakistani, muslim, lesbian in chicago takes care of her sweet and tvobsessed mother. Alma sari sanchez is a freespirited mexicanamerican bookshop owner. Signature move is a 2017 american indie comedydrama film directed by jennifer reeder and cowritten and produced by fawzia mirza about a pakistani muslim lesbian living in chicago with her mother.
In this hilarious and heartfelt look at modern families and the complexities of love in its many forms, zaynab fawzia mirza is a thirtysomething pakistani, muslim, lesbian lawyer living in chicago who begins a new romance with alma sari sanchez, a confident mexicanamerican woman. Signature move trailer wrestling comedy 2017 youtube. Year 2017 runtime 79 mins language english spanish hindi subtitles english preceded by the short film. Set against the multicultural mosaic of chicagos immigrant communities, signature move is a tender, vividly realized look at falling in love from the perspective of queer women of color. In wrestling, the right signature move can take years to develop. 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. After meeting in a bar, the two quickly fall into bed with. Sooner or later zaynab has to move on past her mother, and so on.
Signature move is a hilarious and heartfelt look at modern families and the complexities of love in its many. Signature move 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Director jennifer reeders signature move, the first project of new citys film production arm chicago film project, has been making the. Seen on its own, signature move, while intermittently quirky and fun, is a misfire thats down for the count. And especially love the mom part, which introduced the conflicts between old immigrants and the new. A muslim lesbian from chicago cares for her tvobsessed mother and has two secrets.
Actor michael shannon serves as one of the executive producers of signature move, a timely drama centering on the romance between a. Its witty and warmhearted and often one step ahead of where it appears to be. Signature move is a queer telling of a classic story, about the intersections of both romantic and familial love. The film premiered at the 2017 south by southwest film. Signature move 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And thirtysomething zaynab qadir a closeted, muslim lawyer who takes up lucha librestyle wrestling quickly learns that she lacks the. Fawzia mirza also introduced herself as a lesbian on twitter before the film was announced. Welcome to movie signature move 2017 s crowdcast profile. Bmost audiences will view signature move as their introduction to chicago filmmaker jennifer reeder, though bamcinemafest veterans already know her as a distinct and prolific voice in american short form cinema. As an interior rusher, he wrecks games in just about every way imaginable, and his signature move seems counterintuitive for a guy who scouts once deemed too short. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Mar 12, 2017 while signature move, directed by jennifer reeder white trash girl, a million miles away and written by lisa donato and fawzia mirza, falls into some of these queer movie traps, its not quite. With fawzia mirza, shabana azmi, sari sanchez, audrey francis. Fawzia mirza and sari sanchez in signature move 2017. In chicago, zaynab fawzia mirza is a thirtysomething americanpakistani lawyer who lives with and cares for her recently widowed, tvobsessed mother legendary indian actress shabana azmi. Outfest and best director and best actress at filmout san diego. Fawzia mirza is an actress and producer, known for signature move 2017, spunkle 2016 and the first session 2015. One day at his work he meets a corpse which is very familiar to him. By fionnuala halligan, chief film critic11 march 2017.
While signature move, directed by jennifer reeder white trash girl, a million miles away and written by lisa donato and fawzia mirza, falls into some of these queer movie traps, its not quite. Romantic comedy signature move goes to the mat for love. Join zaynab, her girlfriend alma, and their zany friends and family every week. Premiering at sxsw, its picked up many awards on the festival circuit, including the grand jury award at l. Signature move is a 2017 american indie comedy drama film directed by jennifer reeder and cowritten and produced by fawzia mirza about a pakistani muslim lesbian living in chicago with her mother. Zaynab fawzia mirza is a pakistani, muslim lawyer living in chicago who begins a new romance with alma sari sanchez, a confident mexicanamerican woman.
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