Narrative Feature Competition presented by Panavision

Mustache

It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American ILYAS is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfortable Islamic private school and now he has to face life at public school. Ilyas’ fears about joining public school are made worse by insecurities due to his inescapable, prepubescent MUSTACHE. Ilyas hatches a hilarious plan to return to his old school — but he must also learn to accept himself.

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Film Screenings

Mar 12, 2023
4:15pm5:38pm
Mar 13, 2023
11:00am12:23pm
Mar 18, 2023
9:15pm10:38pm

Credits

Director:

Imran J. Khan

Producer:

Christina Won, Jessica Sittig, Christopher Storer, Tyson Bidner

Screenwriter:

Imran J. Khan

Cinematographer:

David Robert Jones

Editor:

Harrison Atkins

Production Designer:

Alexis DeBad

Sound Designer:

Sung Rok Choi

Music:

Dan Romer

Principal Cast:

Atharva Verma, Rizwan Manji, Alicia Silverstone, Hasan Minhaj, Meesha Shafi, Ayana Manji

Additional Credits:

Co-producer: Parker Mays, Co-producer: Cooper Wehde

Contact

Distributor:

Mikey Schwartz-Wright
schwartz-wright_m@unitedtalent.com

Publicity Contact:

Parker Mays
parker@makesay.com
+1 (206) 819-4626

Sales Agent:

Mikey Schwartz-Wright (UTA)

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Premiere Status:
World Premiere
Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Screening Category:
Country:
United States
Language:
English, Urdu with English Subtitles
Runtime:
83 mins