Moin Hussain: “At your worst, you’re not part of anything. At your best, you’re part of everything”

The director on feeling like a fraud, letting go of belonging and the severed link to his Pakistani heritage

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to director Moin Hussain, who is of mixed-Pakistani and white British heritage. Moin’s debut feature film, Sky Peals, follows Adam, a mixed-race night shift worker who starts to believe that his dad is from an alien race. It’s a touching and at times heartbreaking watch, with so much to say abo…