PORELESS

Filmmaker Harris Doran delivers Tribeca 2025 audiences a laugh-out-loud short about embracing authenticity and finding your place in this messy but beautiful world. In PORELESS, a fabulous, queer beauty entrepreneur is selected as a finalist in a Shark Tank-style competition to be part of an elite global brand. A last-minute allergic reaction threatens to end his career before it takes flight, but fate steps in, shenanigans ensue, and this tongue-in-cheek short speaks volumes.

Fawzia Mirza and Doran write the script from a lived-in perspective filled with humor and truth. In a landscape of social media influencer excess, our protagonist, Akram, narrowly escapes the trap of a fake persona with the help of his friends and family. Akbar Hamid is hilarious. Yes, yes, yes. The ease with which he owns the frame makes it feel longer than the 13-minute runtime in all the best ways. 

PORELESS is cleverly titled. It is a metaphorical masterpiece about visibility and culture.  Doran is no stranger to funny and smart shorts. F^¢K ‘€M R!GHT B@¢K and The Ivanka Diaries absolutely kill. It is no wonder PORELESS is equally joy-filled and sharp. I would watch these siblings in long-form and/or series comedy in a heartbeat. I’m buying whatever they are selling.

Short | United States | 13 MINUTES | English

STARRING: Akbar Hamid, Diane Guerrero (Orange Is The New Black, Jane The Virgin), Parvesh Cheena (Outscored)Allyce Beasley (hit series Moonlighting), Sophie Von Haselberg (Give Me Pity, Pose), Sureni Weerasekera (comedian), Gia Crovatin (House of Darkness) Lucy Owen (Miss Sloane), Joey Zauzig (TV personality, influencer and actor) Jillian Gottlieb (beauty influencer and actress), Joel Perez (Odd Mom Out, Tick Tick Boom)

Fawzia Mirza – Producer & Co-Writer, Harris Doran Director & Co-Writer, Akbar Hamid – Producer, Rabia Sultana – Producer

The comedic short had its NY Premiere at the upcoming 2025 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL on Sat June 07 – 8:00 PM at the Shorts Theater at Spring Studios in NYC

Co-written by Fawzia Mirza and Harris Doran, and starring Hamid as a queer Muslim beauty founder navigating a high-stakes pitch competition after an untimely allergic reaction, the film is both hilarious and healing. It’s a story rooted in lived experience – and a powerful reclamation of joy, identity, and visibility.

A passionate advocate for queer, Muslim, and intersectional representation in media, Akbar also launched Finding SafeTea Productions – a creative studio and production company devoted to storytelling at the intersection of identity, transformation, and culture.

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