Sometimes I Wish I Was On a Desert Island (2020)
10m
Running Time
December 10, 2020Release Date
Sometimes I Wish I Was On a Desert Island (2020)
10m
Running Time
December 10, 2020Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
As the world learns to live again in the midst of the pandemic, for many Arabic-speaking LGBTQ+ people living in Montreal, this is just a period of time like any other. When you’ve fled homophobic violence in your home country and endured a painful migratory journey, or you still face social prejudices stemming from intercultural and intergenerational conflicts, surviving social isolation is nothing new.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Sometimes I Wish I Was On a Desert Island is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB
Streaming in:🇨🇦 Canada
Cast & Crew.
Adam Khatra
Self
Hany Shokair
Self
Andrew Khoury
Self
Patrice LeBlanc
Sound Designer
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Eli Jean Tahchi
Director
Isabelle Lussier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eli Jean Tahchi
Director
Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer
Patrick Trahan
Editorial Production Assistant
Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
Producer
Arash Akhgari
Animation
Geoffrey Mitchell
Foley Recordist
Francis-William Rhéaume
Animation
Yannick Carrier
Editor / Colorist
Mélanie Lasnier
Line Producer
Details.
Release DateDecember 10, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time10m
Wiki.
Sometimes I Wish I Was on a Desert Island (French: Y’a des fois où j’aimerais me trouver sur une île déserte) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Eli Jean Tahchi and released in 2020. Part of The Curve, a National Film Board of Canada series of short films on people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the film highlights the unique experiences of gay-identified Muslim men, a group who were already experiencing marginalization and ostracism even before COVID-related lockdowns, using a blend of animation and blurred or cropped footage to protect the identities of the speakers.
The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards.