2020 Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival: Breaking Fast Q&A

Based on writer-director Mike Mosallam’s popular short of the same name, Breaking Fast is a story of dialogue across difference, set against the bright lights and lively bars of West Hollywood. Mo (Haaz Sleiman), a gay man and practicing Muslim, and Kal (Michael Cassidy), an American from a military family, connect in a tale told through meals and settled in the rhythm of Ramadan. After a chance encounter brings the two men together on a classic Californian evening out, Kal offers to break fast with Mo each night of the month. They establish a routine which is peppered by learnings about one another and made heartier by a swirling cohort of lively family members.