 | DOCUMENTARY SERIES 3 | | | BUY TICKETS | DOCUMENTARY SERIES 3| Venue: | Clearview Cinema - 1871 Broadway (62nd and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 11:00am - 1:30pm | General Admission:
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| MOVING CLOSER
Pakistan / North America PremiereDirector:
Dr. Farooq Beg
| | | Duration: 47 mins | Synopsis:
On its face, Moving Closer is a documentary on the filming of Pakistani supergroup Fuzon's latest video, 'Deewaney.' But in reality, it is a documentary about the nations of India and Pakistan, and trying to break down the borders between them. For months the production crew tried to get musicians, actors and directors from both countries to put this video together. After all the hard work, they succeed in getting such luminaries as famed director Parhlad Kakar, actor Shamal Khan and Bollywood superstar Urmila Matondkar to agree to work on the video. What follows is a journey that tries to use pop culture to bring two countries together.
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| BECOMING FAMILY: A TSUNAMI RELIEF DOCUMENTARY
U.S.A & Sri Lanka / World PremiereDirector:
Carl Strecker
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On December 26, 2004, a devastating tsunami hit the nation of Sri Lanka. This film follows Dr. Mowjood as he takes a group of medical students from Western University of Health Sciences, back to Sri Lanka in July of 2005 to help with the relief effort. However, this trip is not strictly for humanitarian reasons as it also becomes quite personal with an unexpected wedding.
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Presented by:
SAALT
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| NISHIJAPON (AFTER THE NIGHT...DAWN)
India / North America Premiere
Bengali (with Subtitles) | Director:
Sandip Ray
| | BUY TICKETS | NISHIJAPON (AFTER THE NIGHT...DAWN)| Venue: | AMC 19th East 6 - 890 Broadway (19th and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | | Duration: |
103 mins | General Admission:
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Follow the interactions between a group of family and friends who go away for a week's retreat to an old colonial British house in an isolated region of the Himalayan foothills. All seems idyllic until a natural disaster strikes leaving them cut off from the world. Soon, the veneer of civilization burns off, exposing raw emotions of survival and panic, but through this torment there is an opportunity for personal realization and perhaps salvation.
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| EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 4 | | | BUY TICKETS | EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 4| Venue: | Clearview Cinema - 1871 Broadway (62nd and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | General Admission:
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| THE WINGS OF LEGACY
U.S.A. / New York PremiereDirector:
Neeta Mittal
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Wings of Legacy tells the story of two women from different backgrounds who were both born to dance. Eva is a ballet instructor who does not have much time left to live. To preserve her legacy, she wants to choreograph one last dance. She meets Amy, a hip-hop dancer who is confined to a wheelchair. Together they combine to make a combustible pair that must fight to achieve a dream for both of them.
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| RED ROSES
U.S.A. / New York PremiereDirector:
Madhuri Mohindar and Vaishali Sinha
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Set in a South Asian beauty parlor in Queens, New York, ' Red Roses? is a sociological portrait of women negotiating between the cross currents of two cultures. This gender oriented film is an exploration of how most South Asian women who come to the United States via marriage and family obligations seek to assert their individuality and freedom within their new cultural environment.
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| THE LEGEND OF FAT MAMA
India/ U.S Premiere
Hindi (subtitles)Director:
Rafeeq Ellias
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The sad-happy story of the Chinese community in Calcutta. Of a woman who once made the most delicious noodles in the city. Of street food and disappearing eateries, a printing press that "hand writes" the newspapers and the first all-woman dragon dance group. There is pain and hurt too. At the treatment the Chinese received after the Indo-China war, (similar to the Japanese - American experience). And there is also the ever-binding ties of tandoori chicken and Hindi cinema!
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| SITHARIYA MUTHUKKAL (BROKEN BEADS)
India / U.S. Premiere
Tamil (subtitles)Director:
Hari Das
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Broken Beads is a fictional story based on very real issues. The story takes places in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and explores the idea that boys are more valuable than girls. Muniamma, who grew up with only her father, dreams of some day getting married and having a baby girl. After she gets married however, her husband and mother-in-law have a different plan and will do whatever it takes to make sure no girl is born into the family.
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Presented by:
SAKHI
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| DOCUMENTARY SERIES 5 | | | BUY TICKETS | DOCUMENTARY SERIES 5| Venue: | AMC 19th East 6 - 890 Broadway (19th and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | General Admission:
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| SURVIVING CHAU
U.S.A & India / World PremiereDirector:
Mainak Bhaumik
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This documentary maps the evolution of the ancient ethnic dance form of Chhau - an athletic dance of India done by men in masks - from an anthropological and sociological perspective.
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| FINGERS OF FIRE
Canada & India / World PremiereDirector:
Rama Rau
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Indian Classical music meets modern Jazz. This is a documentary that explores what it feels to be artistic, to be aware and to be conflicted culturally, in contemporary Canada. Featuring compelling interviews, on-camera performances and on-the-fly footage, filmmaker Rama Rau and her team follow Vineet Vyas, an Indo Canadian tabla player on his journey from Canada to India, get behind the scenes with him - while exploring the sheer magic of music.
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Presented by:
SAMMA
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| EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 5 | | | BUY TICKETS | EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 5| Venue: | Clearview Cinema (1871 Broadway at 62nd St) | | Show Time: | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | General Admission:
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| NO PLACE TO HIDE
Canada / World PremiereDirector:
Yousaf Muhammad
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Seeking asylum after being gang raped by a group of army officers in Pakistan, Asma struggles to survive in Toronto with her young daughter. From coping with her tragedies and proving her legitimacy with immigration authorities Asma faces one obstacle after another and realizes there is no place to hide in the world.
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| DIRTY LAUNDRY
U.S.A / World PremiereDirector:
Sanjeev Chatterjee
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This film explores questions of race, nationality, home, belonging and justice through the lens of an Indian visiting South Africa and meeting those people of Indian origin who have accepted their South African ness in a full embrace. Some are descendants of the early Indian migrants and indentured laborers in South Africa?a few of whom were represented, in their legal battles with racial injustice, by a young lawyer who would later be called Mahatma Gandhi.
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Presented by:
MANAVI
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| CRISIS & THE WIDOW COLONY | | | BUY TICKETS | CRISIS & THE WIDOW COLONY| Venue: | AMC 19th East 6 - 890 Broadway (19th and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | General Admission:
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| CRISIS
U.S.A / World PremiereDirector:
Rhituparna Basu
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Late on a Friday night, two men head out of the office as a co-worker, Sam, heads in. Taking the elevator down, Tim and Ralph are caught in a sudden and violent explosion that batters the elevator and traps them inside. As time passes and help does not arrive, the earlier encounter with their foreign co-worker, Sam, begins to take on a grim significance for the two trapped men.
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| THE WIDOW COLONY
U.S.A & India / New York PremiereDirector:
Harpreet Kaur
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From November 1st through November 3rd in 1984, thousands of Sikhs all over India were massacred in apparent retaliation for the Indira Gandhi assassination. Today, the survivors of this onslaught live in an area known as the Widow Colony. The documentary asks the questions, what caused the outburst, and was the Indian government behind it the whole time?
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Presented by:
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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| EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 6 | | | BUY TICKETS | EMERGING FILMMAKERS SERIES 6| Venue: | Clearview - 62nd and Broadway | | Show Time: | 8:00pm - 9:45pm | General Admission:
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| UNTITLED
U.S.A / World PremiereDirector:
Shripriya Mahesh
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Sanjay and his wife lead a cookie cutter existence in Manhattan. One day, as he returns home, he is handed a flyer to a gallery opening and on a whim, decides to attend. Siddharth, the gallery owner, educates Sanjay on art and introduces him to a captivating painting. With Siddharth, as his bodhisattva, leading the way, Sanjay is more ensnared with each successive visit. Has Sanjay found what he has always been looking for?
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| BLACK N WHITE
U.S.A / World PremiereDirector:
Mahesh Shimpi
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Chuck is a petty thief, always on the quest of quick money to fulfill his ill-gotten needs. Amanda, blind by birth, is a schoolteacher, who lives alone, in a small apartment in the suburbs of New York. While scouting around the neighborhood, Chuck manages to break into Amanda?s apartment. Taken by Amanda?s surprise return, Chuck hides himself in a closet but in his haste he leaves behind a series of clues indicative of his presence in the house.
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| MADE IN INDIA?
U.S.A & India / World PremiereDirector:
Deepti Paul
| | | Duration: 62 mins | Synopsis:
Deepti Paul lives two different lives. In Queens, she's a progressive New Yorker. At her parents house in Westchester, she is a traditional, dutiful daughter. She's been able to balance between her two worlds until she hit her mid-20s and her parents brought up the prospect of marriage. Searching for answers Deepti interviews her parents and her siblings, but doesn't feel satisfied. She then travels to India and sees a world that is completely different than what she expected. She still doesn't find all the answers she's looking for and wonders if she ever can.
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WAHINDIA and 3rd I
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| ROCKIN MEERA
U.S.A & India / World Premiere | Director:
Param Gill
Cast:
T.Q
Sonu Sood
Nauheed Cyrusi
Fatso Fasano
| | BUY TICKETS | ROCKIN MEERA| Venue: | AMC 19th East 6 - 890 Broadway (19th and Broadway) | | Show Time: | 9:00pm - 11:00pm | | Duration: |
120 mins | General Admission:
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Rock is the lead singer of a hip hop band who falls in love with his band-mate Meera. Just as they are about to get married Meera suddenly disappears and surfaces in India. Rock, along with his band-mates Shorty and Ana, make a journey into the depths of rural Rajasthan to rescue Meera and bring her home. They clash with a feisty Prince, who is weak in English, strong in body and happens to be Meera's fiancee. This comical adventure unfolds in the jaws of a raging tiger, raining bullets and a deadly match of wits.
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SAYA & NEWS INDIA TIMES
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| BOTAL GALI
Pakistan / World Premiere | Director:
Shahzad Nawaz
| | BUY TICKETS | BOTAL GALI| Venue: | Clearview - 62nd and Broadway | | Show Time: | 10:00pm - Midnight | | Duration: |
106 mins | General Admission:
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It is June 2004 and a city's bootlegger Shahid, finds his life faced with the uncertainty of economic pressures, as supplies to bootlegged alcohol is disrupted in Karachi. Soon enough he finds a brand new breed of 'Dante's', a Vodka that finds its way into the new Gotham city, and goes through many peoples lives to meet Babu whose sole purpose in life is to collect bottles abandoned after the night after they were poured. Follow Dante as it leads you through the Inferno and the Paradiso of Karachi.
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YOUR DIL
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| SAIFF After Party
Free admission for Saturday ticketholders | | | BUY TICKETS | SAIFF After Party| Venue: | Ava Rooftop at the Dream Hotel (210 West 55th Street) | | Show Time: | - | | General Admission: | $15.00 | |
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