Queen of Diamonds

movie

Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.

Cast & crew

Jeff Douglas · Kathryn Francomacaro · Nina Menkes · Perfecto Mangual · Jeffrey Eget · Stanley Kolacz · Emmellda F. Beech · Carolyn Yager · Tinka Menkes · Emmellda Beech · Daniel Villarreal

Studios & networks

AFI · Menkesfilm · National Endowment for the Arts · Rocky Mountain Film Center