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This feature documentary by Atif Siddiqi follows the performance artist and filmmaker in a lifelong self-examination that is at times endearing and funny, at times troubling and heartbreaking. Siddiqi struggles against social stigma and the disapproval of his conservative Pakistani family as he explores his sexuality and his gender identity. As family history and personal trauma interfere with Siddiqi’s desire to find love, and as the delicate balancing act of Siddiqi’s life seems to unravel before the lens, childhood memories take centre stage. Melding documentary footage with personal history and performance art, Solo honours the fragility of self-discovery. The film sheds new light on the necessity for art and its saving grace, and shows how personal demons must be faced as we learn to trust ourselves and others.

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31 thoughts on “Being Queer In My Conservative Pakistani Family (LGBTQ+ Documentary) | Real Stories

  1. I hope he finds his #1. It's not what his parents wish for, but what he truly wants and needs in his life. May he find solace and true long lasting love who will love him dearly for life ❤️.

  2. From Jeffree Star, stories like this and much more ALL over social media why does 1 care to post this crap!!
    Does anyone realize children see this, most of all keep it to yrself, period!! It's thrown in our faces non stop.
    Read comments on how a 7rd old boy wants his very own make up pallet! Be heard by those and not seen. I'm so happy i grew up bk in the day, NOTHING like this. Next…………………………….

  3. I'm the complete opposite of this guy. I've spent my entire life trying to avoid being in a relationship. When I meet someone and that person try to get close to me, I run out the door!!! I've spent my whole life pushing people away! The thought of being in a relationship or living with someone is terrifying to me!!!

  4. He doesn't like exposing his feelings and thoughts too much because he doesn't like feeling vulnerable. That happens in ANY relationship.
    I've always allowed someone so far in, because of my fear of rejection. I learned that about myself back in the mid 90's. I was in love for the first time. I ended up sabotaging that relationship.

  5. Unsubscribed ! I am not interested in anything that has to do with queers ! I didn’t even watch one second of this video ! The title was enough for me to unsubscribe ! 🧐

  6. I have five adult children. I believe that your parents will eventually accept your homosexuality if you find a partner like Sean and live a traditional life that provides you stability, love and happiness.

  7. Just because you're not him and you don't have his same thoughts feelings out looks beliefs etc does not mean that he has to be bashed or that his way of living is wrong just accept him for who he is and move on or you can watch something else 🤷🙏❤️

  8. Mom's comment about him being confused that he's really not a woman trapped inside of a man's body let me just tell you about my mom. My mom had one partner her entire life she married her very first boyfriend who proposed to her she made a promise in front of God and she kept it but her entire life she never felt comfortable in her own skin she even had a deep voice she could pretend to be my dad on the phone and make his phone calls for him I am not kidding you 😂 my mom always felt that she was born in the wrong body most definitely she never felt like the beautiful woman she was she just fell out of place every single day of her life she could not wait to leave this earth 😭 she was very vocal about it and did not mind but she stayed married to my dad and he was a lying cheating womanizer a gambler saying going all the time making kids all over the place with multiple different women you could say he broke his vows the minute he made them but she knew how important her promise was her vows. She paid him no attention no mind whatsoever she raised her kids and kept her promise and died making my dad a widower. My mom never felt comfortable a single day in her own skin if I would put her hair in a ponytail she would tell me stop it and pull it out immediately like she didn't like her neck being shown I would even like pull strands of hair down on her neck to try to make her feel comfortable with her hair up she was very very strong physically my mom could like literally hurt you with one punch and she didn't have to try hard and she became alarmed sometimes when she would talk to other women and feel so close to them and connected that she would break off these relationships because she felt like she was on that line of breaking that promise like a cheating sort of failing for her just to get close to a woman cuz she felt natural talking to a woman like it was crazy you guys

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