Film ‘Elijah’ at the KAFFNY Infinite Cinema

November 7 , 8:15 pm to November 7 , 10:15 pm

181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY

Free

New York filmmaker Razid Season’s latest film, Elijah, is set to screen at the KAFFNY Infinite Cinema at the Village East by Angelika on November 7 at 8:15 p .m. KAFFNY is an annual international film festival held in Manhattan, organized by a Korean American film organization.

The film follows a Bangladeshi Muslim taxi driver, Haider, who faces the reality that the American Dream may never be his. Grueling hours, rude customers, a collapse in medallion values in New York City and suicides among fellow drivers continually chip away at his hope for the future. Under this backdrop, crisis spills into his family life as his child, Shoshi, is consumed by a struggle: a desire to live life fully as man in a transphobic immigrant culture. His relationship with his transgender son challenges his past views on LGBTQ issues, forcing him to confront prejudice in his community to protect the child he loves.

The film has received several awards since its release into film festivals earlier this year. Recently, it received Best LGBTQIA+ Film at the Tasveer Film Festival, an Oscar- qualifying film festival in Seattle.

Director Season will attend a post-screening Q&A with the audience.

Film lovers should attend a festival to discover new independent films, experience the communal energy of watching with an enthusiastic audience, and meet filmmakers through Q&A sessions.

 

Organization Details:
KAFFNY https://kaffny.org/kaffny-2025-program/Rich Kwolek[email protected]

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