A Quick Q&A With Meet The Patels’ Ravi Patel
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
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
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[…]
Meet The Patels Takes On Arranged Marriage Trope
“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[…]
Jaya’s Brisk, Charged Narrative Feels Like An Adventure
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,[…]
Fresno to Texas and Back: Sikh American Activists Rally for El Paso 37
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,[…]
REVIEW: Film Takes Flight in ‘These Birds Walk’
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[…]
SF Film Fest Ruffles Bollywood’s Feathers: Q&A With Executive Director Ivan Jaigirdar
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[…]
‘Upaj: Improvise’: When the Kathak Master Met the Tap Star
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[…]
On Spelling Bee Champs, Brown Parents and Reading the Room: A Q&A with Comedian Hari Kondabolu
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[…]