Run(a)way Arab

12m
Drama
3.5

A queer Arab boy, Nazeem, looks up to his Muslim mother with awe. Later in life, it is only through being a drag queen that he holds on to their lost and fraught connection.

Cast

Ahd Kamel
Halima
Omar Labek
Young Nazeem
Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazeem/Queen Za Dream
Charlie Parham
Queen 1
Tom Rasmussen
Queen 2

Crew

Amrou Al-Kadhi
Director, Writer
Fiona Brands
Editor
Craig Dean Devine
Director of Photography
Paul Koren
Colorist, Title Graphics
Kate Hartnoll
First Assistant Director
Hakim Atoui
Executive Producer
Brooke Fitzsimons
Executive Producer
Savannah James-Bayly
Producer
Elena Isolini
Production Design
Kharmel Cochrane
Casting
Amnah Hafez
Costume Design
Philippa Miles
Makeup Artist
Louise Burton
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
Breen Turner
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
Stefania Fantini
Sound Recordist
Alex Wells
ADR Recordist
Lindsay Wright
Original Music Composer
Lily Slydel
Production Manager

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