Whispers from the Desert

Overview

Maya and Zindzi are two lesbian women trying to keep the flame of love burning in a world that seeks to extinguish it. Their lives are unexpectedly turned upside down, with Zindzi being made an outcast by the very clan elders who raised her, while Maya is to be wed to the most repulsive man in an arranged marriage. Their struggles in this LGBT story helps us understand the nature of their patriarchal society, and how the flawed system could be corrected. Will the hostile traditions succeed in crushing the women's hopes and dreams? Or will their desire for freedom triumph over all adversity?