The Wedding (2018) - 75mins (trailer)
Rami, a young Muslim man, is preparing for his wedding with Sara while fulfilling a queer sexuality in secret due to a strict religious and cultural upbringing.
“One of the most unusual coming-out declarations in history"
- Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter
“Auspicious feature debut..demands attention. It’s a gem."
- Gary Kramer, Gay City News
“The cinematography, set design and scene compositions enrich film with meaning much like in Godard's French New Wave films."
- Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
The Wedding Director Sam Abbas on What It’s Like to Screen an LGBTQ Film in the Middle East, Vogue
The Filmmaker Screening His L.G.B.T.Q. Movie Across the Middle East, Vanity Fair
Director secretly screened gay-themed ‘The Wedding’ in the Middle East, New York Post
The Man Behind the First Queer Film Ever Screened in the Middle East, OUT Magazine
Queer Film Highlights of 2018 - Best Debut, Gay City News
Why This Muslim Director Has Been Screening His Movie in Secret Locations Across Middle East, The Wrap
A queer Muslim man’s halting embrace of his sexuality, Gay City News
This Arab filmmaker is secretly screening his LGBT films in the Middle East, Little White Lies
Secret screenings: Director Sam Abbas brings LGBTQ film to Middle Eastern audience, France 24
'The Wedding' Trailer: Closeted Muslim Man Prepares for Straight Wedding (Exclusive), Hollywood Reporter
‘The Wedding’ Trailer: The Egyptian Queer Film Getting Secret Screenings in the Middle East, IndieWire
Egyptian filmmaker aims to show LGBT+ people are 'not alone', Reuters
Catch A Sneak Peek At The Queer Movie That Could Make Waves In The Middle East, The Huffington Post
Berlin: Egyptian Filmmaker Launches LGBTQ-Focused Production Company, Hollywood Reporter
Nikohl Boosheri, Sam Abbas Star In ‘The Wedding’, DEADLINE
Egyptian Filmmaker Sam Abbas is launching the first ever “Arab-based film company that will focus on movies with LGBTQ themes”, GLAAD
Vancouver-raised actor Nikohl Boosheri will star in The Wedding with Sam Abbas, Straight
‘The Wedding’ tackles conservative religious culture, Pride Source
Sam Abbas is writing, directing and starring in the feature film The Wedding, GLAAD