''Three Veils'' is a 2011 film written and directed by Rolla Selbak and starring

Sheetal Sheth Sheetal Sheth (born June 24, 1976 ) is an American actress, author, producer, and activist. She starred opposite Albert Brooks in his film ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''. She debuted to rave reviews in the films ''ABCD'' and ''Amer ...

, Angela Zahra and

Mercedes Masöhn Mercedes Mason (formerly Masöhn; born 1982/1983) is a Swedish-born American actress and former model. She is known for playing the role of Zondra in the television series ''Chuck'', and as Isabel Zambada in the procedural drama ''The Finder''.Ca ...

. The film is notable for featuring a lesbian character. Selbak herself is a lesbian. It has won several awards.

Plot summary

''Three Veils'' is about three young Middle-Eastern women living in the U.S, each with their own personal story. Leila (Mercedes Masöhn) is engaged to be married, however as the wedding night approaches, she becomes less and less sure. Amira (Angela Zahra) is a devout Muslim, but is dealing with her deep repressed lesbian feelings. Nikki (Sheetal Sheth) is acting out her promiscuity as she battles her own demons after a tragic death in the family. As the film progresses, all three stories unfold and blend into each other as connections are revealed between the three women.

Cast

as Nikki *Angela Zahra as Amira *

as Leila * Madeleine Tabar as Samira * Erick Avari as Mr. Qasim * Garen Boyajian as Jamal *Christopher Maleki as Mehdi * Sammy Sheik as Ali *Andrew J. Ferranti as Hafiz *Silvi Sebastian as Aunt Fatima *Desmond Faison as Wes *Andria Carpenter as Little Nikki *Lexi Greene as Little Amira *Chelsea Gray as Shoshana * Anne Bedian as Farridah

References

External links

* * American LGBT-related films 2011 films 2011 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 2011 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub