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Director Hassan Zee comes out with his latest film, Salam Pakistan.

The story tells of a Pakistani American man who journeys back to his family's homeland of Pakistan and gets to know his grandparents while mingling with the various citizens in the local village. Director Zee makes use of his own place of upbringing to tell a story about finding oneself, the mistreatment of both women and the LGBT community, younger generations rebelling against outdated traditions and toxic masculinity.

At a time when Islamophobia is prevalent and the country of Pakistan is often portrayed in a negative light, it's nice to see a film that explores characters from that area of the world as regular human characters dealing with changes in their everyday lives. Give this one a look!

Hassan Zee has a new horror film called "House of Temptation". It's a film about one man's conflict of faith and the temptations of a house of horrors. My favorite characters were the main priest, Jeremiah and Maya. I liked Jeremiah and watching him deal with his inner conflict and Maya was a delightfully wicked character. Actress Jena Hunt was recently seen in Falling Uphill (another Bay Area feature film) and it was entertaining seeing her play a completely different character. Quite a range. Without revealing too much, the film has nice twists and I liked how the main family's story was left open-ended. I prefer it when the filmmakers leave it open to the audience to decide what happens next. Overall, a nice change of pace from the usual generic slashers and found footage that makes up much of horror cinema these days.