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    A Quick Q&A With Meet The Patels’ Ravi Patel

    • September 11, 2015
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    Marriage, family, and Indian culture intersect in Meet the Patels. The romantic comedy documentary film focuses on the search of almost-30-year-old Ravi Patel for love, with a little help from his[…]

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    Superwoman Lilly Singh Keeps It Real For Her Fans

    • December 10, 2014
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    Lilly Singh says she was using the nickname “Superwoman” long before her popular YouTube series based on the character — a post-collegiate, mid-twenties South Asian Canadian who lives at home[…]

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    Friday Night Shorts at Third I’s Film Festival

    • November 6, 2014
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    I’ve got a game plan for your Friday night. Go check out the 3rd I Films Coast to Coast: Mumbai to the Mission shorts program at New People Cinema in the heart[…]

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    Meet The Patels Takes On Arranged Marriage Trope

    • November 5, 2014
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    “Not getting married and staying single is the biggest loser you can be.” This is the candid assessment that Ravi and Geeta Patel’s voluble father issues during one of many[…]

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    Jaya’s Brisk, Charged Narrative Feels Like An Adventure

    • September 16, 2014
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    It’s a daunting task to achieve originality in a movie about street kids in India, but in Jaya, director Puja Maewal’s debut film, a complex young protagonist and a brisk,[…]

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    Fresno to Texas and Back: Sikh American Activists Rally for El Paso 37

    • May 6, 2014
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    On Friday, April 25, a group of young Sikh American activists piled into a van and drove 2300 miles from Fresno, California, to El Paso, Texas, on a mission. The activists,[…]

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    REVIEW: Film Takes Flight in ‘These Birds Walk’

    • November 6, 2013
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    One shouldn’t expect to understand the meaning behind an intriguing film title during the first few frames. But as the camera trains on a light-bathed room in These Birds Walk, you[…]

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    SF Film Fest Ruffles Bollywood’s Feathers: Q&A With Executive Director Ivan Jaigirdar

    • November 4, 2013
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    With devotees from across the global South, and entrenched power that rivals Hollywood’s, Indian cinema is a peacock in the international film industry. This year is Bollywood’s 100th anniversary, and[…]

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    ‘Upaj: Improvise’: When the Kathak Master Met the Tap Star

    • October 11, 2013
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    It’s a waning art being eclipsed by a flashy contemporary entertainment culture. It struggles to capture distracted young audiences who’ve grown up on hip hop. It will perish without vigilant[…]

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    On Spelling Bee Champs, Brown Parents and Reading the Room: A Q&A with Comedian Hari Kondabolu

    • July 15, 2013
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    Here’s one distinct mark of success for a comedy act in the digital era: eager to amplify its genius, you forgo the passive evangelism of spreading a clip online, and[…]

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