Housemates short film by Lee Matthews

What's a good Muslim boy to do...

Running time: 05:00
Format: Short Drama, SD 16:9
Featuring: Andrew Baker, Nicole Chamoun
Writer/Director: Lee Matthews
Producer: Lee Matthews
Cinematographer: Caitlin Dooley
Production Designer: Pip Newling

Synopsis:
Aashiq is an Australian born young Muslim man of Middle Eastern descent.
Aashiq lives a happy life, sharing a home with his lover David and his best friend Aly.
There's just one thing he needs to do: come out to his Mother...

Comments:
This is Lee Matthews' very first narrative short film. He is hugely thankful to all cast and crew who supported him enormously. Nonetheless it's not a great film... But still, he has resisted the desire to re-edit it! Take a look if you dare!

Screened:
Liebe Filme Festival, Berlin Germany 2012
Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Melbourne Australia 2010
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Melbourne Australia 2010

Full Cast and Crew:
David: Andrew Baker
Aly: Nicole Chamoun
Tont: Victoria Goodyear

Writer / Director / Producer: Lee Matthews

Cinematographer: Caitlin Dooley
1st Assistants Camera: Katherine Schachte
Gaffer: Davyd White

Production Designer: Pip Newling
Make-up Artists: Suzanne Nanos
On-Set Sound Recordist: Jiufu Lim

1st Assistant Director: Kathy Rhodes
Script Supervisor: Sasha Cunningham
Unit Manager: Davyd White, Catherine Borg
Stills Photographer: Sasha Cunningham
Editor: Lee Matthews

VCA Supervising Producer: Libby Porter
VCA Online Editor & Colourist: Declan Loughran

Mentors:
Jenni Meaney
Emma Crimmings
Michael McMahon

Special Thanks:
Tony Wood
Catherine Borg
Andrew Blogg
Victoria Goodyear
Davyd White
Chris Donis
Alyena Mohummadally
Andy Muir
Dominique Haslam

More via: http://www.matthewswood.com/Housemate...

• Category

  Film & Animation

[fatimah121225]

Hello when people speak in arabic THEY ARE MUSLIMS U DUMB OR WHAT

[MatthewswoodFilms]

The young female character is Lebanese Christian, the main male character is Muslim whose parents were born in Iraq, and the boyfriend is Jewish. All born and living in Australia. All fictitious. But no, you don't have to be Muslim to speak arabic.

[flilguy]

@Starcadegirl, when your old enough to vote, I'm certain the Nazi Party will accept you with open arms. Being a total W.A.S.P. is not very pretty.

[Nick L]

I'm a Muslim too, and I know that in the Holy Quran Allah doesn't mention Homosexuality. The only thing Allah condemns is the lust between men, and not the love for another man. Just like Allah condemns lust with women, and not the love for another woman.

What we watch in this video is Love between two men, not lust, therefore it is perfectly acceptable.

[ilyass Maxime]

Well, i'm a muslim, and I know what got said... we have The Holy Quran , from this book we know what god want's.

[SunflowerSG13]

I really don't get all the remarks about religion. No matter what religion, being gay but NOT openly out AND being surprised by a parent must be hell.

And muslimic people certainly aren't the only ones afraid to come out, being cut off by your family,...

So get over the religious aspect and see this (great) film for what it ist: The reality of being gay in many cultures and for many people.

[Hadeelonegirl4gd]

Us people like to say such negative words !! Well , it's your language and you taught it to us. And btw I'm an Arabian Muslim. When I said " Arabs asshole not Muslims , I meant that the people in this video are Arabs "Lebanese" not Muslims. So why saying " what's a good Muslim boy to do ! Why do you always point out our bad sides ! As if you are an angel.

[topher2seattle]

Never trust a man who is more loyal to his family than he is to you.

[fati catcrushes]

arabic is a language that's all anybody can speak it islam is a religion there's a difference .i'm musilme and i speak deutsch and chinese good you are the dumb

[Danny Simion]

Cliff hanger. Gotta draw your own conclusions.

[Danny Simion]

YOu betcha!