Arts·Q with Tom Power

Fawzia Mirza was inspired by Bollywood cinema in her debut feature film

Queer director and writer Fawzia Mirza joins Q host Tom Power to discuss her debut feature film The Queen of My Dreams.

The queer director and writer discusses her anticipated film The Queen of My Dreams

A headshot of, Fawzia Mirza, sitting in the Q studio. She is wearing a green button up shirt and black framed glasses.
Fawzia Mirza in the Q studio. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

In 2020, Canadian director Fawzia Mirza's full length script was accepted into the Toronto International Film Festivals Writer Studio and Filmmaker Lab. Now, her debut feature Queen of My Dreams is being released nationwide across Canada. Mirza joins Q guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss queerness, unconditional love and how Bollywood was her Disney growing up. 

The full interview with Fawzia Mirza is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Fawzia Mirza produced by Vanessa Greco.