Three Veils

Three Veils
Original film poster
Directed by Rolla Selbak
Produced by Jeremy Elliott
Fahmi Farouk Farahat
Yusuf Yenil
Brad Hagen
Mohannad Malas
Ahmad Zahra
Written by Rolla Selbak
Starring Sheetal Sheth
Angela Zahra
Mercedes Masöhn
Music by Vicente Avella
Cinematography John Frost
Edited by Fahmi Farouk Farahat
Release date
  • March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09) (Portland Women's Film Festival)
Running time
 117 min
Country United States
Language English

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.

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
  • Madline 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

  1. ↑ Curiel, Jonathan. "At Arab Film Festival, a Daring Drama Features a Lesbian of Faith". Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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