WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – Agliff Austin

“One of the best documentaries of the year.” – Matthew Hays

Dear friends,
The ABU film is coming to Seattle’s TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival Please invite all your friends and family.

2017 | 80m | Canada
GENRE: Coming Out | Discrimination | Documentary | Gay | Immigration/Exile | Muslim/Islam | Parenting/Family | South Asian | Violence
SECTION: Documentary
Director: Arshad Khan
Editor: Étienne Gagnon
Producers: Arshad Khan & Sergeo Kirby

ABU is a journey to the centre of a fragmented family while they grapple with religion, sexuality, colonialism and migration. Through a tapestry of narratives composed of family footage, observation and classic Bollywood films, gay-identifying Pakistani-Muslim filmmaker Arshad Khan takes viewers through the tense relationships between family and fate, conservatism and liberalism and modernity and familiarity.

“Arshad always knew he was different. Soon after emigrating from Pakistan to Canada with his family, Arshad realized he was gay. Merging clips from Bollywood films, animation, and home movies that capture awkward teen phases as well as significant life revelations, Arshad narrates his own cathartic journey, alongside his entire family’s. With charming lyricism and a dash of good humor, director Arshad Khan shares a deeply personal story of self-discovery and familial reconciliation, as he explores the challenges that can threaten the bonds between children and their parents.” – Sudeep Sharma

Co-presented by POCAAN