Three Veils

Three Veils is a 2011 film written and directed by Rolla Selbak and starring Sheetal Sheth, Angela Zahra and Mercedes Mason. The film is notable for featuring a lesbian character. Selbak herself is a lesbian.^[1] It has won several awards.

Three Veils
Original film poster
Directed by	Rolla Selbak
Written by	Rolla Selbak
Produced by	Jeremy Elliott Fahmi Farouk Farahat Yusuf Yenil Brad Hagen Mohannad Malas Ahmad Zahra
Starring	Sheetal Sheth Angela Zahra Mercedes Mason
Cinematography	John Frost
Edited by	Fahmi Farouk Farahat
Music by	Vicente Avella
Release date	March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09) (Portland Women's Film Festival)
Running time	117 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

Three Veils is about three young Middle-Eastern women living in the U.S, each with their own personal story. Leila is engaged to be married, however as the wedding night approaches, she becomes less and less sure. Amira is a devout Muslim, but is dealing with her deep repressed lesbian feelings. Nikki 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

• Sheetal Sheth as Nikki
• Angela Zahra as Amira
• Mercedes Mason 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