Dil Tho Halloween Hai
Today is Halloween and while I refuse to dress up as anything other than A Woman Who Has Worn Leggings and the Same Sweatshirt For … Read more
Q&A with Creators of ‘Seven Rounds’ — a Short Film Inspired by Olathe, KS, Hate Crime Shootings
Seven Rounds is a short film that will be screening at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival. The festival dates are Sept. 20-23. Synopsis: During … Read more
Q&A With ‘Life After’ Director Ria Tobaccowala
Life After is a short film that will be screening at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival. The festival dates are Sept. 20-23. Synopsis: Life … Read more
Q&A With Makers of ‘Raksha’ — a Short Film on Dealing with a Cursed Horoscope
Raksha is a short film that will be screening at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival. The festival dates are Sept. 20-23. Synopsis: “At a … Read more
Revisiting ‘Dil Se..’ 20 Years Later: A Film About a Different Side of Love
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen this classic film yet, please note that this post shares details of the plot, including the conclusion. Growing up … Read more
Q&A With Hip-Hop & Hollywood Star Utkarsh Ambudkar
You may know multidisciplinary artist Utkarsh Ambudkar from his role as Mindy’s aspiring rapper brother Rishi on The Mindy Project, or perhaps from Pitch Perfect … Read more
Review: The Good, The Bad, & The WTF! of Biopic ‘Sanju’
A few years ago, Maanayata Dutt, Hindi film actor Sanjay Dutt’s wife, asked popular filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani to consider making a movie about the controversial … Read more
Frameline Film Fest Features Desi-led Queer Shorts
In honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that represented a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, we celebrate … Read more
Feel-Good Film ‘Breaking the Bee’ Explores How Indian-American Kids Have Become Spelling Champs
“The way to win the bee is simply 90 percent hard work, 10 percent other.” That recipe for spelling bee success is from Akash Vukoti, … Read more
‘Do We Belong?’ Shares Sunayana Dumala’s Story of Hate, Murder & Activism
In a short film from Capital K Pictures, Sunayana Dumala shares the story of hate and murder that took her husband Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s life last … Read more
