Amader Dawat, Apicha CHC, DRUM Presents: "Elijah" (Screening & Discussion)

Name: Amader Dawat, Apicha CHC, DRUM Presents: "Elijah" (Screening & Discussion)
Start: 2026-05-08T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-08T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Apicha Community Health Center - Jackson Heights-Queens

Schedule

Fri May 08 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Apicha Community Health Center - Jackson Heights-Queens | Queens, NY

Join us for a screening of "Elijah", a coming-out story of a Bengali-American. Followed by a Q+A with filmmaker, Razid Season!
About this Event

Sypnosis: A South Asian Muslim taxi driver faces the reality that the American Dream may never be his. Grueling hours, rude customers, a collapse in medallion values, and suicides among fellow drivers continually chip away at his hope for the future. Against this backdrop, crisis spills into his family as his child comes out. His relationship with his son challenges his past views on LGBTQ issues, forcing him to confront prejudice in his community to protect the child he loves.

We’ll be screening this beautiful film, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Razid. Refreshments will be provided.

About Us:

Razid Season: Born in Abu Dhabi & raised in Dhaka, Razid Season is a Bengali filmmaker based in New York. He is the founder of a non-profit, Image Maker Films Inc. Besides, he has worked as a freelance project evaluator for POV. He was an invited jury at the Plural+ Youth Film Festival 2022, run by UNAOC and IOM. He has received several awards for his films, including the Lawrence and Danielle Nyman award (2018 & 2019), the Best Director award from SAIFF 2020, Honourable Mention from Columbus Jewish Film Festival 2020, and ISA Los Angeles. His films have premiered at the 43rd Asian American Film Festival in New York, the Buffalo International Film Festival, the Williamsburg International Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Polish Film Festival. His film premiered on CUNY TV, Yiddishkayt Initiative, and The Archeological Channel's web streaming. His film Kaddish ranked as one of the top 10 independent short fiction works by Cinema Daily US. Razid is interested in making films that deal with humanitarian issues, and he wants his films to be a tool to advocate for those underprivileged communities whose voices are not heard in the mainstream media.

Amader Dawat is a Bangladeshi and Bengali queer and trans led grassroots collective based in NYC. Rooted in radical care and the tradition of dawaats (gatherings), we aim to foster community, connection, and empowerment by standing with all oppressed people. We strive to build celebratory and safe spaces by synergizing arts, culture, and political education. Our core mission is queer liberation–we firmly believe no one is free until we are all free.

Apicha Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center. Their mission is to provide high quality, whole person, and compassionate care delivered in a welcoming manner.

Desis Rising Up and Moving is a multi-generational, membership based organization of over 1,800 low-wage South Asian immigrant workers, youth, and families organizing for social and economic justice in New York City. DRUM organizes low-income, largely Muslim, undocumented South Asian immigrant families and youth through base-building and membership services, leadership development, campaigns for policy change, and movement building.