Mike Mosallam

Filippo Meneghetti’s TWO OF US wins big at Atlanta’s Out on Film film awards along with TWILIGHT’S KISS

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Regarding the double win by TWO OF US, KJ Mohr spoke for the jury, saying, “Riveting and gut-wrenching, TWO OF US stands out as a uniquely important lesbian love story and a sumptuous cinematic achievement. We were overwhelmingly impressed with the powerful storytelling, rich imagery and, above all, the claustrophobically engrossing atmosphere that director Filippo Meneghetti created. This stunning accomplishment is all the more impressive, considering that TWO OF US is Meneghetti’s first feature film.”

Mike Mosallam’s BREAKING FAST at BENTONVILLE Film Festival REVIEW; described as My Big Slim Middle-Eastern Gay Non-Wedding – and that’s just fine

By Luke Y. Thompson 6 years ago

Where Breaking Fast goes deeper is in the roots of the character conflict being so culturally specific. Mo assumes his own liberal take on Islam is the only right one, and homophobia in the religion merely an aspect of colonialism. Kal has his own family issues that make trusting hard. When they and their comic-relief best friends fight, they’re pulling at resilient weeds that have bedeviled far more patient cultivators.