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
Hany Shokair
Andrew Khoury
Eli Jean Tahchi
Writer / Editor / Director
Patrick Trahan
Editorial Production Assistant
Gabrielle Dupont
Other
Stephanie Hamelin Tomala
Music
Cynthia Ouellet
Other
Yannick Carrier
Editor / Colorist
Pierre-Mathieu Fortin
Producer
Geoffrey Mitchell
Foley Recordist
Alexandra Bourque
Production Coordinator
Mélanie Lasnier
Line Producer
Francis-William Rhéaume
Animation
Joëlle Lapointe
Production Coordinator
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Patrice LeBlanc
Sound Designer
Pierre Dupont
Editorial Production Assistant
Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer
Arash Akhgari
Animation
Chinda Phommarinh
Production Coordinator
Daniel Claveau
Technical Supervisor
Marie-Josée Gourde
Editorial Production Assistant
Daphnée Brisson-Cardin
Title Designer
Details.
Release DateDecember 10, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time10m
Last updated:
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.