Jun 21, 2022
Created, written, and directed by Nida Manzoor, We Are
Lady Parts follows a British punk rock band
consisting entirely of Muslim women as they strive for musical
success.
Manzoor discusses the pressure of feeling like she was
representing an entire community and how she ultimately decided to
write from her own experience: "I'd had a few meetings as a new
writer where I was sort of being asked to write about the suffering
of being a Muslim woman or to portray it as being a victim, [which]
didn't reflect my experience or the women I knew, and so I found
that frustrating. I was like, all right, if I was going to examine
this aspect of my identity, how would I do it? ... The frustration
pushed me into developing something which is my dream show to
make."
Manzoor goes on to describe her connection to the story itself
and how that ties into her creative roots: "I grew up in a very
creative household old - a very musical household - which is why
the show is sort of about a band, so I think music was my first
passion. But then after doing a degree in politics, I realized very
quickly I didn't want to have anything to do with politics; I
wanted to be a filmmaker… and, you know, Lady Parts was
really my first foray into writing and directing something that was
really kind of myself and true to the kind of work I wanted to
make."
We Are Lady Parts is now streaming on Peacock.
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