Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith

Aizzah Fatima is an award winning actor, filmmaker, and comedian from Mississippi by way of Saudi Arabia. Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith is her directorial debut. She has been featured on NPR, The Guardian, Women’s Hour (BBC), The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time Out, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post. Her comedy solo play Dirty Paki Lingerie has been produced in NYC, London, Toronto, Italy (four city tour in 2019), Turkmenistan, Pakistan (US State Dept. sponsored four city tour), The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a 15 city tour in the United Kingdom in 2016, and at colleges and universities across the U.S. The play has been published by No Passport Press. The Wall Street Journal says the play “Breaks down stereotypes of Muslim women in America” and reviewers call it a “must-see” production. Her second solo play Google, It’s Complicated has had workshops and readings at The Lark and Pan Asian Rep as part of NuWorks in NYC. She was nominated for an Outstanding Solo Performance award (NYIT 2014), and for a Broadway World award for Best Play in 2016. TV credits: High Maintenance (HBO), The Code (CBS), Mr. Robot (USA Network), The Good Wife (CBS), Mata-e-jaan (HUMTV, Pakistan). She has performed at Upright Citizen's Brigade, and in sketches for collegehumor.com. She is the recipient of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art grant with Brooklyn Children's Theatre, and has written the book for the musical The Ten Year Test which is the first children’s musical to feature Muslim protagonists in the US. Her play The Scholar was commissioned and published by the Religion & Diversity Project (Canada). Her short films can be seen on Alaska Airlines and Roku. Her feature film Americanish based on characters from Dirty Paki Lingerie with Emmy award winning director Iman Zawahry was a finalist for the Sundance Writer's lab, and has won 18 awards on the festival circuit including Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Director. Her TV pilot Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith is the winner of the Roddenberry Foundation Impact Award, ISF Film award, and winner of the 2020 Yes, And...Laughter Lab sponsored by Comedy Central. She has an MFA in Film & TV Writing from Emerson College. www.AizzahFatima.com