Project Detail

Finding Fatimah

Name: Finding Fatimah
Director: Oz Arshad
Genre: Comedy, Asian
Released: 2017
Duration: 99 mins

Synopsis

Shahid struggles to find love in the British Asian community due to the stigma of his divorce, several years prior. He then turns to the internet and meets Fatimah and the two hit it off - but he keeps his divorce a secret. Soon, he has to decide between living a lie or risking their relationship.

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Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Features
Running time: 99 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Oz Arshad 1st Feature
Producer: Sol Harris
Executive Producer: Arshad Ashraf
Editor: Esther Gimenez
Screenwriter: Oz Arshad
Director of Photography: Phil Moreton
Production Designer: James Oliver
Sound: Craig Rihoy
Composer: James Hesford
Principal cast: Danny Ashok, Asmara Gabrielle, Nina Wadia, Wahab Sheikh, Mandeep Dhillon

Genre

Comedy Asian

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

British Muslim TV

Sol Harris

sol.harris@britishmuslim.tv

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