First Session

FIRST SESSION

Canadian Premiere

SYNOPSIS: Two women attempt to repair their relationship with the help of an unconventional therapist and the healing power of the mango.

RYAN LOGAN (director/editor)

An LA-based film editor who has also directed and written numerous award-winning films garnering notice at over 100 festivals and museums worldwide. Notable screenings include the Chicago International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Shortfest and Seattle International Film Festival (and venues as diverse as the Director’s Guild of America, Lincoln Center, Film Institute and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts). His work has been featured in Indiewire, Movie Maker Magazine, the Chicago Tribune and The LA Times. He focuses a lens on marginalized and frequently overlooked characters, typically branded as outsiders. He often explores these difficult themes through darm comedy and experimentation, inviting the audience to experience “a day in someone else’s shoes”.

Director twitter: ryanloganchi

Actor twitters: thefawz, mouzam, parvey

Fawzia Mirza

Featured Artist as part of CHICAGO ARTISTS MONTH (CAM) by the Chicago Cultural Center.
My 1-woman comedic play ME, MY MOM & SHARMILA toured 3 cities in Pakistan! Upcoming performances at The Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Tasveer: The Seattle South Asian Film Festival and 3rd-I.

“Some actors hold an audience, a few possess it. Some actors light up a scene, a few ignite it…FAWZIA MIRZA belongs to the latter category” – Zia Mohyeddin
Watch my new 8 minute documentary RECLAIMING PAKISTAN about the work of Pakistani revolutionary Mohammad Jibran Nasir and Pakistan for All.

THE FIRST SESSION, a short I wrote, produced & star in, named a SEMI-FINALIST in the NBCU Short Film Contest! It screened at The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Palm Springs Short Fest, Frameline, Outfest and more!

‘LIKE’ the facebook page for the new short film I co-wrote, produced and star in: SPUNKLE.

twitter: @thefawz

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