Fawzia Mirza

<p>You may know screen writer and director <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefawz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fawzia Mirza</a>&nbsp;from the TV series Bite Size Holidays, or perhaps the Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night.</p><br><p>But now she also has her directorial debut feature that’s scooping up lots of attention.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Starring DIVA favourite Amrit Kaur from The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Queen of My Dreams has its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October, followed later by a screening at the Iris Prize in Cardiff.</p><br><p>Shot in Pakistan and Toronto, there’s even a sprinkling of Bollywood thrown in.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Fawzia talks to Deputy Editor Nic Crosara about</p><p><br></p><ul><li>directing her first feature</li><li>working with Amrit Kaur</li><li>how we are all story tellers.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of<a href="https://diva-magazine.com/2022/08/26/where-to-buy-diva-magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> DIVA's </a>October issue <a href="https://diva-magazine.com/2022/08/26/where-to-buy-diva-magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br><p>Edited and produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/RachelShelley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Shelley</a> with love and support from #<a href="https://divamag.co.uk/2021/10/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-return-of-poddiva/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TeamDIVA</a></p><p><a href="https://play.acast.com/s/pod-diva/poddiva-comeoutwithdiva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podDIVA</a>: Queers for your Ears</p><br><p>The world's leading brand for LGBTQIA plus women and non-binary people</p><br><p>Check out our <a href="https://shows.acast.com/pod-diva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podDIVA back catalogue</a> with over 100 episodes.</p><br><p>Get in touch: poddiva@diva-magazine.com</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a