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It’s National Canadian Film Day week! ![]()
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Are you joining us for our SOLD OUT screening of The Queen of My Dreams? ![]()
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We can’t wait to celebrate Canadian cinema with you 🇨🇦![]()
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Date and time: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 7:00 pm EDT ![]()
Location: Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8 ![]()
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THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS ![]()
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“Mirza has created a film bursting with creative energy and distinctive aesthetic sensibilities.” – Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter ![]()
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CANADA | 2023 | 97m | PG ![]()
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Written and directed by: Fawzia Mirza ![]()
Produced by: Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Andria Wilson Mirza, Fawzia Mirza ![]()
Cast: Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq, Ayana Manji, Gul-e-Rana, Meher Jaffri ![]()
English and Urdu with English subtitles ![]()
Comedy/Drama ![]()
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Azra (Amrit Kaur), a young Queer Pakistani-Canadian woman, has long felt disconnected from her mother, Mariam (Nimra Bucha). Reuniting in Pakistan for her father’s funeral in 1999, flashbacks to 30 years earlier show a young Mariam (played in a Canadian Screen Award-winning dual role by Kaur) falling in love with Azra’s father, Hassan (Hamza Haq). Jumping back and forth between these two coming-of-age stories, the connections between mother and daughter become more and more clear – but will they realise this in time to save their relationship? ![]()
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Sumptuously capturing the feel of a Bollywood film while telling a relatable cross-continental story, Fawzia Mirza’s impressive debut feature is an instant classic. ![]()
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Awards: 6 wins, 12 nominations ![]()
Winner – Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Feature Film and Outstanding Achievement in Production Design, Directors Guild of Canada, 2024 ![]()
Winner – Performance in a Leading Role (Amrit Kaur) and Achievement in Music-Original Score, Canadian Screen Awards, 2024 ![]()
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🚨SOLD OUT 🚨![]()
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Our National Canadian Film Day free screening of "The Queen of My Dreams" is sold out 🇨🇦![]()
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#NationalCanadianFilmDay #TheQueenOfMyDreams #CanadianCinema #FilmScreening #FreeEvent #CanFilmDay #CanadianFilm![]()
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Celebrate National Canadian Film Day with us at a FREE screening of "The Queen of My Dreams" on April 16th at 7:00 PM! Don't miss out on this opportunity to support Canadian cinema. Link in bio for more details and to get tickets.![]()
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Azra (Amrit Kaur) has long felt disconnected from her mother, Mariam (Nimra Bucha). When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.![]()
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TICKETS: www.eventbrite.ca/e/national-canadian-film-day-screening-the-queen-of-my-dreams-tickets-131205421... ![]()
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Tickets are through eventbrite. Showing is April 16 - 7:00 pm at Galaxy Cinemas, which is located in the south end of Barrie at 72 Commerce Park Drive. Please arrive early, as space is limited. Seating is first-come, first serve![]()
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#NationalCanadianFilmDay #TheQueenOfMyDreams #CanadianCinema #FilmScreening #FreeEvent #CanFilmDay #CanadianFilm