A KIN SIN (2024)
While oiling a friend’s scalp, filmmaker Gulzar seeks to understand their gender amidst their familial and cultural wishes.
With child-like curiosities, A KIN SIN questions what it means to indulge in the things one normally would be reprimanded for. With a kick for rebellion yet fated for shame and guilt, the 16mm short documentary carefully listens to the joys and aches that come with gender exploration.
My Role: Onscreen Accompaniment <3
Directed and Story by Gulzar
Featuring Gulzar & Amreen Kullar
Produced by Ollie Coombs
Assisted by Tsemaye and Bre Warner
Cinematography by Stephanie Sakaki
Edited by Ezequiel Garcia and Gulzar
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NewFest 2025
Montréal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2025
Toronto's Inside Out Film & Video Festival 2025
Regent Park Film Festival 2025
Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2025
St. John's International Women's Film Festival 2025
International South Asian Film Festival 2025
London's Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest 2025
TIFF Next Wave's 'Open Screen' 2024
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival 2024