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MOGUL MOWGLI (2020) - Virtual Access


Riz Ahmed has been making waves and then some since his breakout role in HBO’s The Night Of; with an Emmy win and Oscar nomination under his belt, there is no telling what he will achieve next. Ahmed delivers another stellar performance, this time as a British-Pakistani rapper in Bassam Tariq’s narrative feature debut MOGUL MOWGLI. The film follows Zed’s (Ahmed) burgeoning music career, however things take a turn when he is hit by a degenerative disease that threatens everything he holds close. Co-written by Ahmed and Tariq, MOGUL MOWGLI brilliantly uses Zed’s illness as a tool to explore deeper issues such as culture and identity. - Neha Aziz, Shorts Programmer

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DIRECTOR: Bassam Tariq

WRITERS: Riz Ahmed, Bassam Tariq

PRODUCERS: Riz Ahmed, Thomas Benski, Michael Peay

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Annika Summerson

EDITORS: Hazel Baillie, Adam Biskupski 

MUSIC: Paul Corley

CAST: Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Anjana Vasan, Aiysha Hart, Nabhaan Rizwan, Alyy Khan

LENGTH: 89 min

LANGUAGE: English

COUNTRY: UK | U.S.

GENRE: Drama


ACCOLADES / FESTIVALS

2020 Berlin International Film Festival

2020 Melbourne International Film Festival

2020 London Film Festival

2020 San Diego Asian Film Festival

2020 American Film Festival

2020 Toronto International Film Festival

2021 Miami International Film Festival

2021 Cleveland International Film Festival

2021 Seattle International Film Festival