Club Room x Muse: Polarized screening and live Q+A with Shamim Sarif

In a fading rural town caught between tradition and change, Lisa takes a job at the last place she wants to be: a cutting-edge vertical farm she believes represents everything that destroyed her family’s way of life.

The farm belongs to Dalia’s successful Muslim family - newcomers still searching for acceptance in a community that keeps them at arm’s length.

Weeks before Dalia’s wedding, a charged confrontation between the two women exposes buried prejudices and costs Lisa her job.

Hostility becomes fascination. Fascination becomes desire.

As Lisa and Dalia slip between two very different worlds, their unexpected intimacy begins to destabilise everything they thought was fixed: family, faith, class, belonging—and the futures waiting for them.

Muse: The Cinephiles
This is a cinephiles group for lesbians, queer and trans women predominantly, but is also open to the wider LGBTQIA+ community and their guests.

We are committed to celebrating our queer community within a co-created ethos of mutual respect and kindness. Our aim is to provide a queer cinephiles group that stimulates a mix of thoughtful discussion, playfulness, and curiosity.

Our screenings will focus predominantly on celebrating lesbian, queer and trans women – showcasing both celebrated and hidden queer cinema gems, we aim to foster a playful curiosity and build a vibrant, supportive community.

Q+A @ 5.30pm and screening @ 6pm

Director: Shamim Sarif

Starring: Holly Deveaux, Maxine Denis, Tara Samuel, Elie Gemael, Hesham Hammoud, Darren Martens