The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Explained

Director:	Fawzia Mirza
Producer:	Amalia Mesa-Gustin Kausar Mohammed
Starring:	Kausar Mohammed
Cinematography:	Patrick Ouziel
Editing:	Shelley Therrien
Studio:	SpeakOut Films Luchima Productions Baby Daal Productions
Runtime:	11 minutes
Country:	Canada United States
Language:	English

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night is a 2021 short comedy film, directed by Fawzia Mirza.^[1] The film is written by and stars Kausar Mohammed as Noor, a queer Muslim woman who brings her Puerto Rican partner Luz (Vico Ortiz) home to a family gathering for the first time.^[2]

The cast also includes Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Pia Shah and D'Lo.

The film was written by Mohammed, partially based on her own life.^[3] It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.^[4]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Emma Specter, "This 11-Minute-Long Queer, Muslim Rom-Com Is the Best Thing I’ve Seen All Day". Vogue, September 9, 2021.
2. Tracy E. Gilchrist, "Queer Muslims Centered in Holiday Flick The Syed Family Xmas Game Night". The Advocate, September 22, 2021.
3. Fawzia Mirza, "How making a feel-good queer and Muslim comedy reminded Fawzia Mirza of what's really important". CBC Arts, September 14, 2021.
4. Joshua Freeman, "Toronto talent on display at TIFF 2021". CP24, September 10, 2021.
5. Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021" . Now, December 6, 2021.