Signature Move

SIGNATURE MOVE is a comedic and heartfelt look at modern families and the complexities of love in its many forms. Zaynab (Fawzia Mirza) is a Pakistani, Muslim lawyer living in Chicago who begins a new romance with Alma (Sari Sanchez), a confident Mexican-American woman. Zaynab’s recently widowed mother Parveen (Shabana Azmi) has moved in and spends her days watching Pakistani TV dramas while searching for a potential husband for her only daughter. Alma’s mother is a former professional Luchadora which Zaynab finds fascinating as she's recently taken up lucha-style wrestling with a former pro wrestler. Zaynab tries to keep her secrets from her mother who knows more than she lets on.

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Credits

Director:

Jennifer Reeder

Executive Producer:

Michael Shannon, Nabeela Rasheed, Jan Hieggelke

Producer:

Brian Hieggelke, Fawzia Mirza, Eugene Sun Park

Screenwriter:

Fawzia Mirza, Lisa Donato

Cinematographer:

Christopher Rejano

Editor:

Felix Pineiro

Production Designer:

Amanda Brinton

Sound Designer:

John Wong

Music:

Carlos Villalobos, Jr.

Principal Cast:

Fawzia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Sari Sanchez, Audrey Francis, Charin Alvarez, Mark Hood, Molly Brennan

Additional Credits:

Costume Designer: Kate Grube, Music Supervision: Groove Garden

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Brian Hieggelke
Chicago Film Project
brian@newcity.com
3129614874

Publicity Contact:

Sylvia Desrochers
sylvia@bigtime-pr.com
424-208-3496

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2017
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Runtime:
79 mins