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Sam Abbas Releases Trailer For LGBTQ Feature ‘Alia’s Birth’

Sam Abbas has released the trailer for the LGBTQ feature “Alia’s Birth,” which will release exclusively in theaters this December.

The film will feature a live home-birth with a resuscitation as well as a live set by queer superstar Nicole Moudaber in a New York warehouse hosted by Teksupport.

The cast includes Poorna Jagannathan (“Never Have I Ever”), Nikohl Boosheri (“The Bold Type”), Samuel H. Levine (“Minyan”) and Maya Kazan (“Boardwalk Empire”).

Abbas is an Egyptian-American director who recently worked on “Erēmīta,” an anthology of short documentaries produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. He produced the film with Tatiana Bears, Nicole Townsend and Neal Kumar.

In an official statement, Abbas discussed why he chose to not promote his film at a festival.

“I’m really excited to start working with a theatre booker and bring the film to cinemas in December,...

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