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LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T152400Z
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SUMMARY:Dilli Dark
DESCRIPTION:Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival.  \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nSoutheast Premiere! \nNew Delhi is not as “new” as the name might suggest. It is an ancient\, cosmopolitan city that has seen many rulers\, invaders\, and settlers over the centuries. It is a city that is multicultural\, yet hostile—forever playing out the battle between insider and outsider. But though Delhi has seen many kings\, one can say that the city is the only true monarch. \nMichael Okeke\, a Nigerian student now living there\, wants to get his MBA and settle in India\, but his part-time job as a small-time drug delivery guy gives him a dubious double life and jeopardizes his plans in a city notoriously difficult for outsiders. The first Hindi film with an African lead\, DILLI DARK is an outrageous comedy that is equal parts satire and love letter to Delhi\, and a journey into Indian society’s tricky relationship with race\, color\, and identity. \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/dilli-dark/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T153000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20250826T155513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T152243Z
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SUMMARY:Between the Mountain and the Sky
DESCRIPTION:Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival.  \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nBetween the Mountain and the Sky: \nAfter graduating high school in 2005\, Maggie Doyne embarked on a gap year and met Tope\, a now-grown Nepalese orphan caring for orphaned children. United in purpose\, they pooled resources to establish a children’s home\, women’s empowerment program\, and school in Nepal. \nFilmed over 20 years\, this inspiring and remarkable true story explores resilience\, love’s impact in loss\, and a family’s enduring strength to find and rekindle hope in the darkest times. Winner of over 30 international film festival documentary awards including Telluride Mountainfilm and Sedona International. \n2024\, 94 minutes\, Canada\, Directed by Jeremy Power Regimbal\, Not Rated \n\nPreceded by “The Patel Motel Story”: \nSoutheast Premiere! \nThis compelling and poignant doc short reveals how South Asian immigrants\, led by one undocumented man’s journey from Gujarat\, built a hotel empire—transforming American hospitality through resilience\, identity\, and belonging. \n2025\, 13 minutes\, USA\, Directed by Amar Shah\, Rahul Rohatgi\, Not Rated \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/between-the-mountain/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20250826T155451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T152159Z
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SUMMARY:Tango Malhar
DESCRIPTION:Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival.  \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nSoutheast Premiere! \nIn the bustling city of Pune\, Malhar\, a young rickshaw driver\, shoulders the heavy burden of supporting his widowed mother and younger sister. Despite his unwavering dedication to family\, Malhar feels like an outcast among his peers\, his responsibilities isolating him from the carefree life of a typical young man. When he accidentally stumbles into the world of Argentine Tango\, he suddenly finds himself torn between his conservative roots and an elite dance community that awakens something beyond his mundane existence. \nSomewhat reminiscent of Masayuki Suo’s classic 1996 film\, Shall We Dance?\, this gem of a movie is similarly a deeply moving journey of transformation and a celebration of movement\, connection\, and the courage to embrace a new rhythm in life. \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/tango-malhar/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T153000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20250826T155507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T151816Z
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SUMMARY:Humans in the Loop
DESCRIPTION:Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival. Purchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nFeaturing a pre-film Science on Screen presentation with Dr. Laura Brattain from the University of Central Florida’s Institute of Artificial Intelligence on biomedical artificial intelligence and the challenges of medical data annotation in AI applications.  \nSoutheast Premiere! \nWinner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at the 2025 IFFLA\, Aranya Sahay’s captivating debut focuses on Nehma\, a tribal woman who returns to her Jharkhand village post-divorce with her children. To sustain her family\, she becomes a data annotator\, a role reflecting the real-life involvement of many Adivasi women in India’s burgeoning AI industry. \nThis unique film weaves a story about the significant yet often unrecognized contributions of women from rural backgrounds in India undertaking meticulous data labeling tasks foundational to the development of AI\, while emphasizing the critical yet overlooked role these communities play in shaping technological futures. By empathetically exploring how the lived experiences of data annotators can influence AI biases\, this timely and extraordinary drama offers a nuanced exploration of identity\, technology\, and empowerment\, prompting viewers to reconsider AI’s ethical dimensions and its impact on marginalized communities. \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films. \nAbout the speaker: Laura Brattain\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine\, with secondary faculty appointments in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\, where her doctoral research focused on ultrasound-guided surgical robots designed for minimally invasive\, beating-heart procedure. Dr. Brattain’s research blends biomedical artificial intelligence (AI)\, medical ultrasound and surgical robotics. Her work emphasizes the integration of real-time AI systems\, from powerful cloud computing to lightweight edge AI embedded in smart devices. She is motivated by a passion for healthcare innovation\, aiming to develop real-time diagnostic assistants and enhance minimally invasive procedures for better clinical decision support in diverse care environments. Dr. Brattain is a part of UCF’s newly announced Institute of Artificial Intelligence\, a bold\, university-wide initiative to unite renowned faculty experts who are advancing AI across disciplines and across multiple colleges — enhancing students’ educational experiences\, as well as driving discovery that positively impacts industry\, the economy and society.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/humans-in-the-loop/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T140000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20250826T155447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T151630Z
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SUMMARY:A Nice Indian Boy
DESCRIPTION:Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival.  \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nWhile worshiping at a temple\, soft-spoken doctor Naveen Gavaskar (Karan Soni\, Deadpool) meets Jay (Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff)\, a white man adopted by Indian parents. When Naveen finally brings Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family as his fiancé\, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and help the couple plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. \nThrough comic misunderstandings\, frank fights\, and emotional revelations\, director Roshan Sethi (7 Days\, 2021 SAFF) creates a sweetly hilarious and moving portrait of an unexpected couple finding each other and a family attempting to reconcile their expectations and beliefs with the love they have for one another. This latest comedy from Roshan Sethi is a jubilant rom-com that delights in defying expectations and will leave a smile on your face. \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/a-nice-indian-boy/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20240823T203219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T171827Z
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SUMMARY:Girls Will Be Girls
DESCRIPTION:Southeast Premiere! \nIn a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas\, Mira is a successful student shouldering high expectations from her parents and her teachers. But as she wrestles with new desires and ample curiosity inspired by the handsome Sri\, she finds herself at odds with the school’s strict rules and her mother’s incessant involvement in her new romance. As Mira strives to escape the watchful eyes of her teachers\, mother and fellow students and find time alone with Sri\, she approaches learning about love with the same dedication that she applies to her studies\, resulting in sometimes comic and shocking conclusions.  Winner of two prizes at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival–the World Cinema Drama Audience Award and a Special Jury Award for Acting–this sublime coming-of-age tale deeply understands girlhood and is a masterclass in mother -daughter tension during awkward adolescence. \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/girls-will-be-girls/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20240823T203235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T194455Z
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SUMMARY:Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2024
DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker in attendance for post-film Q&A! \nAward winners from the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)\, Slamdance\, Austin\, and Tasveer Film Festivals are some of the gems in this wonderfully diverse short film showcase. Featuring 2 Southeast premieres and a Florida premiere\, this eclectic and highly entertaining 4-film program is truly the best in new South Asian cinema. \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films. \n  \n \nPLACES I’VE CALLED MY OWN \nIndia\, 2023\, 28 MIN \nDirected by Sushma Khadepaun \nIn Hindi with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nAfter several years in the US\, Tara returns to India for the funeral of her father. There\, she finds a mother in denial about her sexual orientation\, an ex-girlfriend who has rebuilt her life with a man\, and the shadow of the paterfamilias that continues to hang over the home. \n  \n \nBARELY BREATHING \nUSA\, 2023\, 20 MIN \nDirected by Derek Evans \nAfter an awkward masturbation accident\, Sai (writer/producer Neal Reddy) is guilted into moving back in with his father\, forcing them to bridge the chasm left by the death of Sai’s mother years prior. \n  \n \nDOSH \nUSA\, 2024\, 16 MIN \nDirected by Radha Mehta \nFlorida Premiere!  \nWhen her son’s life is put at risk at their family’s pre-wedding ritual\, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how to seek help for her husband in order to keep her family safe in this winner of “The Spirit of Slamdance” Award at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. \n  \n \nMEN IN BLUE \nUSA\, 2023\, 35 MIN \nDirected by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda \nIn English\, Hindi\, Malayalam\, Tamil and Telugu with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nWinner of the Directors Guild of America Grand Prize and the Grand Jury Award at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Resistance brews among the Indian immigrants who were stripped of their dignity when a reputed shipyard in Texas conscripted them as guest workers to repair the oil rigs and ships damaged after Hurricane Katrina. \n 
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2024/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20240823T203200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T185741Z
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SUMMARY:Nocturnes
DESCRIPTION:Featuring a pre-film Science on Screen® presentation on “The Importance of Pollinators and the Effects of Change” by the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! Come early to meet visiting invertebrates in the Enzian lobby.  \nIn the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas\, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night\, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe. Together\, they are on an expedition to decode these nocturnal creatures in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan. Though moth lifespans are measured in hours and represent only a small amount of the immense biodiversity of their species\, in these small creatures lies a history of our planet. With a transportive and experiential visual style and immersive sound\, Nocturnes is a deeply engrossing film that transports audiences to a rarely seen place and urges us all to look more closely at the hidden interconnections of the natural world. \nAbout the speaker: Jamie Ling is a passionate wildlife educator with a love for animals big and small! With a degree in biology from the University of Central Florida\, she has an in-depth knowledge of entomology and loves to share the fascinating world of arthropods. As an educator at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens\, Jamie inspires audiences to protect wildlife while making science fun and engaging. \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/nocturnes/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Science on Screen,South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T153000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20240823T203138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T171539Z
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SUMMARY:Call Me Dancer
DESCRIPTION:A magical journey from the streets of Mumbai to the stages of New York\, Call Me Dancer is the story of perseverance\, rebellion\, passion\, family\, culture\, and an unlikely friendship between a street dancer and an Israeli dance master. Manish is a young and talented performer who dreams of becoming a professional dancer against the wishes of his struggling parents\, who insist that he follow a traditional path. When he walks into an inner-city dance school and encounters a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli ballet master\, a hunger develops within him to keep going. Though the odds are stacked against him\, Manish’s perseverance through highs and lows reveals the power of dance to transform lives. Audience Award winner at 5 festivals including Vancouver and Sonoma\, and winner of a Best Documentary Award at the New York Indian Film Festival. \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/call-me-dancer/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20240823T203125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T235728Z
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SUMMARY:The Red Suitcase
DESCRIPTION:Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening! \nAn official selection of the Zurich and Venice Film Festivals\, where it was nominated for the Horizons Award\, this mesmerizing and minimalist tale of the supernatural is set against the backdrop of Nepal’s breathtaking landscapes. A pick-up truck driver leaves Kathmandu airport for a two-day long journey with a delivery from abroad to a remote mountain community. On the high road\, a solitary figure slowly makes his way\, wheeling a small red suitcase toward the same village. Along the seemingly endless roads\, mysterious events take place that may be directly related to the delivery. In his remarkable feature film debut\, anthropologist and filmmaker Fidel Devkota’s atmospheric road movie reflects the mood in Nepal today\, which is marked by political and economic uncertainty. \nPurchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nPlease note\, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/the-red-suitcase/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20230901T153848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T170527Z
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SUMMARY:Eega
DESCRIPTION:Rare Theatrical Showing!  \nYou will believe this man is a fly! From the mind of S.S. Rajamouli\, the director of spectacular Academy Award-winner RRR\, this wild and insanely imaginative early masterwork will make you think twice about flailing your arms at the sight of a fly ever again. Nani loves Bindhu\, but when lecherous developer Sudeep also takes a liking to the soft-spoken artist\, he decides to get rid of the competition.  Only his plan backfires when Nani rises from the dead\, reincarnated as a common (but crafty) housefly out for blood who wreaks havoc on Sudeep’s life and quashes his romantic designs on Bindhu. A jaw-dropping action-fantasy-musical-revenge tale\, Eega is indescribably fun and inventive\, and presented here uncut on the big screen for the first time in over a decade. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a fly try to kill a man for two hours in the most outrageous and off-the-wall ways imaginable—Eega is a once-in-a-lifetime moviegoing experience you won’t soon forget! \nBuy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating!
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/eega/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20230901T154544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T170309Z
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SUMMARY:Kacchey Limbu
DESCRIPTION:US Premiere!  \nCricket is the second most popular sport in the world\, played or followed by 2.5 billion people. But it’s often a man’s game. As Bend it Like Beckham and Love & Basketball did before it\, Kacchey Limbu puts a talented young woman at the center of play\, sparking a contrast with much more than the final score at stake. Set in the courtyards and improvised pitches of Mumbai\, this colorful comedy follows a pair of siblings who find themselves on competing cricket teams as they struggle to balance family loyalty with the pursuit of their passions. Aditi (Radhika Madan) dreams about being a fashion designer\, though her father insists she study medicine. Her big brother Akash (Rajat Barmecha) drags himself to corporate job interviews\, though his first and only love is cricket. When he is accepted into a new league\, Aditi decides to throw her hat in the ring and start her own team\, assembling a motley crew of players who don’t exactly look the part. Propelled by high-energy music and loveable characters\, Kacchey Limbu is an amusing and vibrant story of teamwork and self-discovery with enough comedy and camaraderie to appeal to the whole family. \nBuy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating!
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/kacchey-limbu/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20230901T155035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T230604Z
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SUMMARY:CHHOTA CINEMA: NEW INDIAN SHORTS 2023
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nAlways striving to showcase the best in cutting-edge new Indian cinema\, the South Asian Film Festival is proud to present 5 highly acclaimed short films from across the globe. This fascinating and diverse mix features both narrative and documentary: EID MUBARAK\, THE AFTER: A CHEF’S WISH\, WHITE ANT\, ESPERANZA\, and NOCTURNAL BURGER.  \n  \nEID MUBARAK \n \nUSA/PAKISTAN\, 2022\, 16 MIN \nDirected by Mahnoor Euceph \nIn Urdu with English Subtitles \nFlorida Premiere! \nA privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha\, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice. \n  \nTHE AFTER: A CHEF’S WISH \n \nPAKISTAN\, 2022\, 26 MIN \nDirected by Umar Riaz \nIn English and Urdu with English Subtitles \nFlorida Premiere! \nAfter Chef Fatima Ali—Fan Favorite Winner of ‘Top Chef: Season 15’—faces a tragic turn of events in her life\, her brother Mohammad must take up the mantle to continue her legacy of bridging cultures through food and providing the joy of it to the underprivileged in Pakistan. \n  \nWHITE ANT \n \nUK/INDIA\, 2022\, 15 MIN \nDirected by Shalini Adnani \nIn English and Hindi with English Subtitles \nEast Coast Premiere! \nAshish\, a middle-aged businessman\, is called back to his now abandoned childhood home\, where he is confronted with a colony of termites eating the house from the inside out. \n  \nESPERANZA \n \nUSA\, 2022\, 18 MIN \nDirected by Shruti Parekh \nIn English\, Hindi and Spanish with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nWhen an immigrant taxi driver in upstate New York takes an undocumented couple to the Canadian border\, they find themselves at odds in the shared pursuit of a better life. \n  \nNOCTURNAL BURGER \n \n2023\, INDIA\, 28 MIN \nDirected by Reema Maya \nIn English\, Hindi and Marathi with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nA 13-year-old girl and a 30-something man are brought to a police station in Mumbai in the middle of the night by two strangers. Amidst questionable motives and unreliable narrators\, a frustrated female constable investigates what happened that night\, and what could’ve happened.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2023/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20230901T154303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T165618Z
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SUMMARY:Goldfish
DESCRIPTION:Florida Premiere!  \nWith help from a community and a past she has shunned\, Anamika\, a young woman from a mixed marriage (Kalki Koechlin\, Margarita with a Straw\, SAFF 2015; Waiting\, SAFF 2016)\, returns home to deal with her estranged mother’s (Deepti Naval) onset of dementia and the scars of her childhood. Mother and daughter\, strangers for over a decade\, find themselves thrown together once again\, and “Ana” is forced to become daughter and mother\, caregiver and secretary. Around her\, in the neighborhood she escaped so long ago\, Anamika begins to discover a woman she never knew at home\, alive in memory\, in anecdote\, and in Hindustani classical music she doesn’t understand. Powerhouse performances help make this Indian-British-American co-production a delicate\, poignant\, and timeless story of a difficult yet special parent-child relationship\, and a charmingly protective neighborhood. Goldfish is a remarkable drama about memory\, music\, mental health\, and identity. \nBuy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating!
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/goldfish/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20230901T153557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T165401Z
UID:13749-1696636800-1696723199@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Against the Tide
DESCRIPTION:East Coast Premiere!  \nRakesh and Ganesh are so close\, they consider themselves brothers. Both are fishermen of Bombay’s Indigenous Koli community\, but they’ve taken contrasting paths. Rakesh uses his inheritance — his father’s boat and the knowledge passed down by generations of Koli fisherman — to fish in the traditional ways\, while Ganesh — who was educated abroad — has instead embraced modern\, technology-driven\, and environmentally destructive methods of deep-sea fishing\, causing increasing friction between the friends. But with declining fish populations caused by pollution and invasive species\, neither man is finding much success\, adding to the burdens facing their young families\, and testing the bonds of their brotherhood. Director Sarvnik Kaur takes a deeply humanistic and intimate approach in her profile of these two men at a crossroads in both their friendship and profession. Immersing the viewer in their experiences\, where neither man is hero or villain in the choices they make to survive in an imperiled world\, she presents a microcosmic\, sea level view of the fragility of our relationship with the changing environment. Winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Verite Filmmaking at Sundance 2023. \nBuy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating!
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/against-the-tide/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20220909T184842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T211153Z
UID:11505-1664821800-1664825400@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:DUG DUG
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nInspired by true events\, this religious satire brimming with vibrant color and irreverent glee explodes onto the screen right from its bravura opening sequence. When the sloppy escapades of a local drunkard result in a freak motorcycle accident that takes his life\, his motorbike is salvaged and locked away at the nearby police headquarters. When the bike suddenly appears inexplicably back at the crash site the next day\, the community becomes convinced that it is not only a miracle but an act of divinity. Soon after\, locals begin making offerings to the motorbike altar\, praying for salvation and worshiping the bike with a startling holy fervor. Filmmaker Ritwik Pareek’s cheeky\, incisive caricature of religious zealotry and commercialized worship zooms along with kinetic editing\, dynamic visuals\, and a raucous sense of humor that makes for a singularly electrifying cinematic thrill ride and an exciting feature debut.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/dug-dug/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20220909T183947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T210848Z
UID:11499-1664719200-1664726400@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Tiger 24
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nRiveting from start to finish\, this fascinating documentary takes a deep dive into who is responsible when animals kill humans in the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in India. The answer is a lot more complex than meets the eye. Filmmaker Warren Pereira introduces us to Ustad\, aka “Tiger 24\,” a gorgeous beast that’s been labeled a man-eater by the local government after being implicated in multiple attacks and apparently killing a man who has entered his territory. Removed from his natural habitat and locked up in a zoo\, Ustad’s situation results in massive social uproar\, activism\, and legal battles all the way to the Supreme Court. Conservationists\, bureaucrats\, and local villagers all weigh in on this complex story of people trying (and failing) to live together with tigers.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/tiger-24/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20220909T183219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T215022Z
UID:11493-1664708400-1664715600@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:CHHOTA CINEMA: NEW INDIAN SHORTS 2022
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \n7 STAR DINOSOR ENTERTAINMENT \nINDIA\, 2021\, 20 MIN \nDirected by Vaishali Naik \nIn Hindi with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nAs lockdown brings work to a standstill\, this weird\, funny and entertaining mockumentary takes us through the plight of two brothers who dress up as dinosaurs and perform at sundry events. There’s no money and almost nothing to eat\, and the only spot of sunshine and nutrition in their lives is some leftover cake from one of the clients. \nA WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE \nUSA\, 2021\, 18 MIN \nDirected by Gauri Adelkar \nIn English and Hindi with English Subtitles\nFlorida Premiere! \nIsmat\, an undocumented seamstress in New York City\, finds herself at a crossroads of morality and self-interest. \n  \nCLOSE TIES TO HOME COUNTRY \nUSA\, 2021\, 15 MIN \nDirected by Akanksha Cruczynski \nIn English and Hindi with English Subtitles\nSoutheast Premiere! \nAkanksha is a young South Asian woman studying in the US on a scholarship. Coming in touch with white opulence and entitlement when she takes on a job as a dog-sitter\, she assesses the stark and often absurd ways in which her life a as a legal alien differs from the lives of people around her. \nSANDSTORM (MULAQAT) \nPAKISTAN\, 2021\, 20 MIN \nDirected by Seemab Gul \nIn Urdu with English Subtitles \nSoutheast Premiere! \nZara\, the young daughter of a patriarchal Karachi household\, almost single handedly engineers a compassionate act of subversion in an attempt to have agency over her own body. \nTESTIMONY OF ANA \nUSA/INDIA\, 2021\, 24 MIN \nDirected by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda \nIn Gujarati with English Subtitles \nEast Coast Premiere! \nAnaben Pawar is an elderly tribal woman accused of witchcraft in rural India. Through Ana’s story\, we delve into a deep-rooted culture of patriarchy and examine one of the most monstrous attacks on women’s bodies in modern India: the witch-hunt.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2022/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20220909T182638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T210717Z
UID:11487-1664632800-1664640000@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:All That Breathes
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nHigh above bustling New Delhi\, birds of prey known as black kites have for years routinely been falling from the skies due to injuries sustained from pollution or manja\, the dangerous cotton threads of paper kites that slice through their wings. For decades\, brothers Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad—who believe in the interconnectedness of human and animal life—have taken it upon themselves to save the birds\, which the general city population largely sees as nuisances despite their essential role in the city’s ecosystem. In his hypnotic\, poignant\, and beautifully crafted documentary\, New Delhi–based filmmaker Shaunak Sen immerses himself with Saud and Shehzad for a portrayal of their struggle to make change that doubles as a diagnosis of a city rocked by turmoil. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary (World Cinema) at Sundance and the L’OEil d’or for Best Documentary at Cannes.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/all-that-breathes/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20220909T181350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T210425Z
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SUMMARY:Four Samosas
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nHappy-go-lucky\, underachieving\, wanna-be rapper Vinny is dismayed to learn that his favorite ex-girlfriend Rina is planning to marry his smarmy arch-nemesis. Determined to disrupt the wedding as well as fund the dreams of his family and friends\, he and his band of neighborhood pals concoct a plan to steal Rina’s dowry jewels from her father’s supermarket safe. But can this motley crew actually pull off a heist in this feel-good love letter to Indian-American culture that‘s reminiscent of Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket? Shot in vibrant\, saturated color in the Little India neighborhood of Los Angeles\, this lighthearted and fun film is big on charm\, quirky characters\, good-natured humor\, and overflowing with scrappy\, indie spirit.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/four-samosas/
CATEGORIES:South Asian Film Festival,Special Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20210910T171525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T171525Z
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SUMMARY:Last Film Show
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nSoutheast Premiere! \nSamay\, a mischievous nine-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India\, discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized. Against his father’s wishes\, he returns by train to the rundown cinema day after day to watch more films\, and even befriends the projectionist\, who\, in exchange for his lunch box\, lets him watch movies for free. He quickly figures out that stories become light\, light becomes films\, and films become dreams. Samay and his wild gang of friends move heaven and earth to construct their own DIY projection apparatus and together\, they find an innovative way to jubilantly succeed. But following your dreams often means leaving things behind\, in this masterful homage to the universal magic of movies that transports us back to the awe and innocence of childhood.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/last-film-show/
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211003T124000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20210910T170540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T170540Z
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SUMMARY:Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2021
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \n\nLAST NIGHT IN VEGAS\nUSA\, 2020\, 8 MIN\nDirected by J. Nicholas Meese\nSoutheast Premiere!  \nOn the morning of her arranged marriage\, a perfect Bengali-American daughter sings about the not-so-perfect choices she made the night before at her Vegas bachelorette party. \n\nDAMMY\nIndia\, 2020\, 28 MIN\nDirected by Rukshana Tabassum\nIn Hindi with English Subtitles\nU.S. Premiere! \nA young widower and father living in rural Madhya Pradesh is left to care for his baby\, trying his best to fill the mom’s absence.  But his love for his lost wife and living child forces him into trying some bizarre solutions to the baby’s problems\, and one very extreme request. \n\nSTRONG SON\nCanada\, 2020\, 3 MIN\nDirected by Ian Bawa\nSoutheast Premiere!  \nAn endearing portrait of a South Asian father as he attempts to give life and marital advice to his bodybuilding and image-obsessed son. This touching\, comedic\, and autobiographical short film stars the director’s own father\, Jagdeep Singh Bawa. \n\nRUNS\, IN THE FAMILY\nUSA\, 2020\, 10 MIN\nDirected by Paras H. Chaudhari\nFlorida Premiere!  \nWhen the eldest son comes home to celebrate his birthday\, he finds that a heated argument has caused everyone in the family to retreat to their own spaces. As he visits each room and finds them dealing with their anger in their own way\, he must find a way to process his own. \n\nNOTHING BUT A HUMAN\nIndia\, 2020\, 45 MIN\nDirected by Swati Jaiswal\nIn English and Hindi with English Subtitles\nNorth American Premiere!  \nThis visually striking and timely documentary focuses on Hiten Noonwal\, a young gender-fluid artist seeking love and acceptance who also happens to belong to the LGBTQ community as well. From designing dressing for Local Ramleela Cosplay of his village to reaching NID Ahmedabad as an Apparel Design student\, he has found a way to use his artistic talent to not only express himself through his art\, but to also use it as a weapon to fight his social battles and bring awareness.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2021/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211002T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211002T154000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20210910T162836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T134116Z
UID:9299-1633183200-1633189200@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Pebbles
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nFlorida Premiere! \nAn irascible drunkard drags his reticent boy to a distant village to get his estranged wife to return\, but when the encounter turns ugly\, the journey home through unforgiving Tamil Nadu barrens transforms the father and son’s parched relationship. What proceeds is a sublime stretch of pure cinema\, as the story\, buoyed by the randomness of metaphysical encounter\, enters the realm of fable\, mirage\, even prayer\, in a land undergoing steady desertification. Vinothraj crafts spare\, intimate vignettes linked by rigorous tracking shots that set the expressive physicality of his actors against the grandeur of rock formations and lineages of scorched earth. Winner of the Tiger Award at the 2021 Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival. \n \npreceded by PILIBHIT\nFlorida Premiere!\nMounting livelihood pressures and tragedies corner an impoverished flute maker to take a drastic measure that threatens to tear down his values and a loved one. Inspired by true stories of Pilibhit\, North India\, where man eating tigers thrive.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/pebbles/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211002T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211002T124000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20210910T160427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T202104Z
UID:9298-1633172400-1633178400@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:The Bengali
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival films\, plus priority seating! \nSoutheast Premiere! \nThere will be a post-film Zoom Q&A with the director! \nA multi-racial writer from Louisiana\, where her family has lived for four generations\, Fatima Shaik embarks upon an unlikely quest when she travels from New Orleans to a part of India where no American has ever gone.  Accompanied by Kolkata-born filmmaker Kavery Kaul\, her search for the past is fraught with uncertainty as she looks for her grandfather’s descendants\, the land he claimed to own\, and the truth behind the stories she grew up with. Winner of the Flickers International Humanitarian Award at the Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival. \n \npreceded by SON OF A SWEEPER\n \nDirector will be in attendance!\n \nVimal Kumar is the son of a sweeper\, or “untouchable” in India’s cruel caste system. This enlightening doc short profiles his efforts to provide options and hope for other children of sweepers through education and his “Movement for Scavenger Community” centers.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/the-bengali/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201012
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20200915T211921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T202642Z
UID:7671-1602288000-1602460799@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2020
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL ONLY! \nBuy a Virtual Festival Pass to save and enjoy all three festival programs from the comfort of your own home! Click here to learn more. \nStream these films and then vote for the best in new Indian cinema with this year’s wonderful and diverse short film showcase. The Audience Award for Best Short Film is in your hands Florida\, so help decide which of these five terrific films will capture SAFF glory! \n \nSADAK CHAAP (Street Stamped)\nOn the streets of Mumbai\, a young brother and sister try to raise money to buy a new soccer ball so they can play like the children they see on the other side of the fence. When they lose the money\, the young boy risks everything for the ball\, only to find that help comes from an unlikely hero.\nUSA/India\, 2019\, 14 min\, Directed by Riddhi Talreja\, In Hindi with English subtitles \n \nBINIMOY\nGauri and Amal are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in their little home in North Calcutta. While Gauri wishes to find her husband a special gift\, it isn’t quite as simple as she thought it would be.\nIndia/USA\, 2019\, 18 min\, Directed by Tanvi Chowdhary\, In Bengali\, English\, and Hindi with English subtitles  \n \nPROOF\nAmandeep will never forget his time as a junior gynecologist in a government hospital in Delhi. He was conscientious\, which rendered him unfit for the system. The ‘women’s ward’ was a microcosm of woman’s lot in society\, and if he wanted to change things for the better\, he would have to\, perhaps\, begin with himself.\nUSA/India\, 2020\, 20 min\, Directed by Nishtha Jain and Deepti Gupta\, In Hindi with English subtitles \n \nCOFFEE SHOP NAMES \nThree Indian young professionals imagine their personas as their “coffee shop names\,” the names they give baristas because their real names are hard to pronounce.\nUSA\, 2019\, 8 min\, Directed by Deepak Sethi\, In English  \n \nTHE BRAT (Natkhat)\nSonu is seven–the age at which children learn and imitate things from their immediate environment\, and in the largely patriarchal societies of India\, it’s also the age at which machismo starts getting celebrated. One evening over dinner\, he casually mentions to his family about a ghastly act that he committed in school. Determined to correct his course\, his doting mother Surekha (Vidya Balan) decides that she will not let Sonu go down the same path as the other men in the family. Through her bedtime stories and a son’s love for his mom\, she teaches him the true virtue of equality: that between a boy and a girl\, a human and an animal\, and among all creations of God. THE BRAT (Natkhat) is the powerful directorial debut from Shaan Vyas\, producer of The Lunchbox.\nIndia\, 2019\, 33 min\, Directed by Shaan Vyas\, In Hindi with English subtitles
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2020/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201012
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20200915T204400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200925T204053Z
UID:7666-1602288000-1602460799@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Jallikattu
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL ONLY! \nBuy a Virtual Festival Pass to save and enjoy all three festival programs from the comfort of your own home! Click here to learn more. \nUnfolding in a remote village in the filmmaker’s home state of Kerala\, JALLIKATTU begins with Kalan Varkey\, a butcher whom the entire village relies on for fresh meat. A regular ritual of buffalo slaughter goes haywire when the animal breaks loose\, creating havoc across the village as it runs amok destroying shops and crops before vanishing into the surrounding woods. Fingers get pointed\, the police are called in\, and the entire village gets sucked into catching the errant animal.  Cited as “one the year’s biggest discoveries” (Screen Anarchy) at last year’s Toronto Int’l Film Festival\, this breathtakingly original and wildly propulsive parable about man’s latent capacity for lawlessness and chaos showcases a bold new voice in Malayalam cinema.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/jallikattu/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201012
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20200915T202944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200925T203317Z
UID:7661-1602288000-1602460799@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:Made in Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL ONLY! \nBuy a Virtual Festival Pass to save and enjoy all three festival programs from the comfort of your own home! Click here to learn more. \nAfter a successful theatrical run in France and multiple award wins worldwide\, MADE IN BANGLADESH is now available for Florida audiences to see! \nShimu\, 23\, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka\, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work\, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband\, Shimu is determined to go on. Together\, the women must fight and find a way.  A moving and suspenseful tale not simply of exploitation\, but also of empowerment\, MADE IN BANGLADESH achieves something remarkable by turning Shimu’s struggle into a colorful\, authentic and highly engaging drama.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/made-in-bangladesh/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20190829T193512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T194147Z
UID:6103-1571079600-1571085000@dev.enzian.org
SUMMARY:The Wedding Guest
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating!  \nTable reservations cannot be made for this event. \nThis propulsive\, globetrotting thriller from acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip trilogy\, Welcome to Sarajevo) is a breathless tour through the shadowy underworlds and hidden realms of Pakistan and India. Jay (Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel) is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape\, a shotgun\, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be (Radhika Apte).  Despite his cool efficiency\, the plot quickly spirals out of control\, sending Jay and his hostage on the run across the border and through the railway stations\, back alleys\, and black markets of New Delhi—as all the while attractions simmer\, loyalties shift\, and explosive secrets are revealed. Pulsating with the sights and sounds of the Indian subcontinent\, THE WEDDING GUEST conjures a colorful world where danger lurks at every turn and nothing is as it seems.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/the-wedding-guest/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T154500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T194233Z
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SUMMARY:The Sweet Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating!  \nTable reservations cannot be made for this event. \nFlorida Premiere! \n*Talent in attendance \nThis bold new work from directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam (Dreaming Lhasa) is a tale of tragedy\, retribution\, and courage. Shifting between a present-day struggle to overcome trauma and flashbacks to a harrowing trek through the Himalayas\, THE SWEET REQUIEM offers an unforgettable reflection on the refugee crisis in a part of the world too rarely reported on. \nDolkar is a 26-year-old living in exile in Delhi. An unexpected encounter with a figure from her past sets off a flurry of memories she had long repressed regarding the journey that brought her here. Dolkar was only eight when she and her father left their Tibetan home in a desperate attempt to start anew in a safer land. As memories of what became a disastrous expedition take shape\, Dolkar resolves to confront the man she believes responsible. Authentically capturing the life-and-death stakes of the real-life escape across the border on which it was based\, this powerful and compassionate drama grapples with sinister shadows of the past while envisioning a better future.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/the-sweet-requiem/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T124500
DTSTAMP:20260525T203230
CREATED:20190829T192014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190926T205417Z
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SUMMARY:Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2019
DESCRIPTION:Buy a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs\, plus priority seating! \nTable reservations cannot be made for this event. \nAlways striving to showcase the best in cutting-edge new Indian cinema\, the South Asian Film Festival is proud to present 5 outstanding films from across the globe. The program includes A SARI FOR PALLAVI\, the U.S. Premiere of ROOTING FOR ROONA*\, DIFFICULT PEOPLE\, THE FIELD\, and LADY BIKERS OF KOLKATA*. Audience members can vote for their favorite to receive our Audience Award. \n*Talent in attendance \n \nLADY BIKERS OF KOLKATA*\nUSA/INDIA\, 2018\, 13 MIN\nDIRECTED BY SARAH HOLLAND & RAMSEY KHAWAJA\, NOT RATED\, IN BENGALI\, HINDI\, AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES\nA group of female motorcyclists in Kolkata\, India share their experiences at the forefront of a biking movement that challenges gender roles in a changing society. \n \nDIFFICULT PEOPLE\nUSA/INDIA\, 2018\, 20 MIN\nDIRECTED BY Sohil Vaidya\, NOT RATED\, IN HINDI WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES\nAkash\, an aspiring graffiti artist lives with his father\, Sudhakar. While rebelling against his father’s conventional approach to life\, Akash struggles to find his creative expression in the vast liberating spaces of Mumbai. \n \nA SARI FOR PALLAVI\nUSA\, 2019\, 10 MIN\nDIRECTED BY KATE CHAMURIS\, NOT RATED\, IN ENGLISH\nWith her cousin’s wedding starting in one hour\, Pallavi has to decide between honoring the Indian traditions of her family or staying true to her modern American identity. \n \nTHE FIELD\nFRANCE/INDIA\, 2018\, 19 MIN\nDIRECTED BY SANDHYA SURI\, NOT RATED\, IN HINDI WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES\nSoutheast Premiere!\nA poor agricultural laborer leads a double life in the village’s last remaining cornfield. But the harvest is approaching. Winner of the Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award for Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. \n \nROOTING FOR ROONA*\nINDIA\, 2018\, 40 MIN\nDIRECTED BY PAVITRA CHALAM & AKSHAY SHANKAR\, NOT RATED\, IN BENGALI AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES\nU.S. Premiere!\nA little girl named Roona Begum is born in the North East of India with an unprecedented head size caused by a birth defect. This is the story of one family and how they raise a child against insurmountable odds.
URL:https://dev.enzian.org/film/chhota-cinema-new-indian-shorts-2019/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,South Asian Film Festival
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