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In the Press
How ‘Zaire’ Turns Isolation, Intimacy and Identity Into a Quietly Urgent Story of Change
(May 22, 2026)
‘ZAIRE’ scores Best LGBT Film at April 2026 Athens Int’l Monthly Film Festival
Athens Int’l Monthly Art Film Festival
(May 6, 2026)
Baltimore Filmmaker Iman DuPree Takes Home Best LGBT Film For ‘Zaire’ at Sweden Film Awards
(May 4, 2026)
‘ZAIRE’ wins “Best LGBTQ” film at the 11th Season Asian Independent Film Festival! (Kolkata, India)
(May 2, 2026)
‘ZAIRE’ wins “Best LGBT” film at the March 2026 Sweden Film Awards!
(April 28, 2026)
From Frances Thompson to Zaire: Iman DuPree Centers Care Over Conflict of Black Trans Women in ‘Love Me in the Light’
(May 2025)
From The Arthouse
‘ZAIRE’ Returns to Maryland at Nepal America Int’l Film Fest
The Award-Winning “ZAIRE” Screens at NAIFF June 25-28, 2026
‘ZAIRE’ Scores 3rd Award at Athens Int’l Film Festival
Maryland Auteur wins 3rd “Best LGBT Film’”
‘ZAIRE’ Wins its 2nd ‘Best LGBT Film’ Award at AIFF
Iman DuPree scores another international trophy.
Maryland Auteur Wins ‘Best LGBT Film’ at Sweden Film Awards
“ZAIRE” scores trophy at debut international screening.
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Carmen Banks as “Zaire” (L), Benji as “Marcus” (R) in the film ZAIRE (2026). © 2025 Iman DuPree