Forward of its U.S. premiere at SXSW, “The Queen of My Desires” has been bought to a flurry of worldwide markets, together with within the U.Ok. and Eire to Peccadillo Footage.

Represented globally by LevelK, the colourful drama-comedy world premiered at Toronto and had its worldwide premiere on the BFI London Movie Competition. “The Queen of My Desires” will play at SXSW within the Competition Favorites part. 

Together with Eire and the U.Ok., “The Queen of My Desires” has secured theatrical distribution offers in Japanese Europe (HBO), Indonesia (PT. Falcon) and Pakistan (Cine Leisure). Additional gross sales are presently being negotiated. Cineplex will give the film a large launch throughout Canada beginning on March 22.

The movie revolves round Azra, a Pakistani girl residing in Toronto who’s worlds aside from her conservative Muslim mom. When her father all of a sudden dies on a visit dwelling to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey via reminiscences, each actual and imagined, from her mom’s youth in Karachi to her personal coming-of-age in rural Canada. 

Peccadillo Footage’ Tom Abell mentioned, “We’re in love with this lovely movie that so vividly captures two moments in time and are delighted to deliver ‘The Queen of My Desires’ to the U.Ok. and Eire”.

Mirza, in the meantime, described the movie as a “mother-daughter story, a celebration of the enjoyment, energy and resilience of Muslim and South Asian ladies.”

“It was a dream come true to shoot this movie in Pakistan and Canada, and it’s the realization of a fair larger dream to now have the possibility to share it with audiences across the globe,” mentioned Mirza, a Canadian-born movie and TV author, director and producer, who has been named a White Home Champion of Change in Asian American Storytelling.

The Canadian movie was produced by Jason Levangie (“Children vs. Aliens”) and Marc Tetreault (“Suck It Up”) for Shut Up & Shade Footage, and Andria Wilson Mirza for Child Daal Productions. Monetary assist comes from Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, Province of Nova Scotia, Display screen Nova Scotia, Province of Ontario and Authorities of Canada.