Tasveer Watch Party
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (https://www.facebook.com/TasveerSeattle/) will share the Netflix Watch Party on their Facebook page on
May 30 at 4:30 PM PDT where we can all watch the film together, comment, and enjoy!
Here’s the process to watch it on Netflix Watch Party:
1. Go to the Netflix Party website and click “Install Netflix Party.”
2. Once at the Chrome Web Store, click “Add to Chrome” and then “Add Extension.”
3. On the upper right-hand corner, next to the URL address area, an “NP” icon will appear.
4. We will share the link at 4:30 PM PDT on May 30 (5 AM IST on June 1) on the Tasveer Facebook page to watch the film together.
5. Once you receive the link, simply click on the link and then click on the “NP” icon to join us for the party.
The watch party will be
followed by a Facebook LIVE Q&A session with director Tanuja Chandra
at 7 PM PDT on May 30 (7:30 AM IST on June 1). Screenwriter Gazal
Dhaliwal and Cinematographer Eeshit Narain will be
joining the panel as well.
Smartphone Short Film Competition
How has lockdown or Covid-19 affected you or your loved ones? Make a short film of your experience with your smartphone and submit it for a chance at winning cash prizes and an exclusive premiere at DCSAFF 2020.
Format:
Cellphone with 4k recording resolution.
Duration:
12 minutes and below (no exceptions)
Requirements:
Theme or characters have to be South Asian
Theme:
Love, friendship and humanity in the time of Corona. Keep the South Asian diaspora in mind when creating your film
Judging criteria:
The DCSAFF jury will judge your short film based on screenplay, acting, cinematography, sound and editing.
Submission:
You can submit a film as an individual or group. Multiple submissions are allowed. Submission format .mov below 24 MBs.
Deadline for submission is: June 30, 2020
Late Submission: July 20, 2020
Announcement of Winners: August 17, 2020
Fee:
$15 Regular, $10 Students and Gold Member
Prizes:
First Prize: $500 (Plus DCSAFF Laurel and Certificate)
Second Prize: $250 (Plus DCSAFF Laurel and Certificate)
Third Prize: $100 (Plus DCSAFF Laurel and Certificate)
We will reserve rights to premiere winning films at DCSAFF 2020.
Submit your film under the Short Film Category at Film Freeway!
Full Schedule 2019
DC South Asian Film Festival Schedule 2019
Sept 20-22
All movies have English subtitles.
Click for a downloadable version of this schedule.
All events will be at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. Free parking is available at Montgomery College.
Click to download a map of Montgomery College.
Friday Sept 20th, 2019
Opening Night Gala
Saturday, Sept 21st, 2019
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Theater Arts BldgActing Workshop
Hosted by: Professor David Rothman, Montgomery College and Danish Renzu, Director of The Illegal
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11:30 AM
ParillaFeature: Baaji, 132 min (Urdu)
Post Screening Discussion with Director Saqib Malik
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11:30 AM
Music Recital HallShort: Gaash, 14 min, (Kashmiri)
Short: Gudiya, 26 min, (English)
Feature: Yours Truly, 75 min (Hindi)
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2:00 PM
Music Recital Hall
Exclusive – In Conversation with Internationally Renowned Actress Shabana Azmi
All Access Pass and by Invitation only
All Access Pass and by Invitation only
3:00 PM
ParillaShort: The Ice Man, 3 min, (English)
Short: Agency, 14 min, (English)
Feature: The Illegal, 90 min, (English)
Post Screening Discussion with Actor Suraj Sharma and Director Danish Renzu.
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3:00 PM
Music Recital HallShort: Mauj Be-harkat si, 19 min, (Urdu)
Feature: Laal Kabootar, 102 min, (Urdu)
Post Screening Discussion with Actor Ahmed Ali
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6:00 PM
ParillaShort: Qualify, 6 min, (English)
Short: Ok! Silexatania, 6 min, (English)
Feature: Jhalki, 105 min, (Hindi)
Post Screening Discussion with Director Brahmanand Singh
Post Screening Discussion on Child Labor
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6:00 PM
Music Recital HallShort: The Internship, 13 min, (English)
Short: Night at the Bar, 18 min, (English)
Feature: Nirmal Anand ki Puppy, 95 min, (Hindi)
Post Screening Discussion with Producer Giju John, Director Sandeep Mohan, Actor Karanveer Khullar, Actor Gillian Pinto
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9:00 PM
ParillaDocumentary: Through Fish Eyes, 47 min, (English)
Feature: ABODE (IDAM), 83 min, (Malayalam)
Post Screening Discussion with Director Jaya Jose Raj C L
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9:00 PM
Music Recital HallShort: For Love with Love, 26 min, (Bengali)
Feature: Bulbul can sing, 95 min, (Assamese)
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Sunday, Sept 22nd, 2019
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Theater Arts BldgHistory and Genre of Films
Hosted by: Professor David Rothman, Montgomery College and Mansoor Ahmed
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11:30 AM
ParillaShort: No Time, Son, 8 min, (English)
Feature: Smash, 111 min, (Rajasthani (Hindi))
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11:30 AM
Music Recital HallShort: Forbidden Tikka Masala, 16 min, (English)
Documentary: Ask the Sexpert, 90 min, (English/Hindi)
Post Screening Discussion with Director Vaishali Sinha
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2:30 PM
ParillaShort: Tina, 9 min, (English)
Documentary: Daughters of the Polo God, 33 min, (English)
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2:00 PM
Music Recital HallSHORTS SPECIAL
Short: The Unexpected, 12 min, (English)
Short: Chained, 13 min, (English)
Short: Dream One, 28 min, (Hindi)
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Closing Night
Full Schedule 2018
DC South Asian Film Festival Schedule 2018
Sept 7-9th
All movies have English subtitles.
All events will be at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD.
Click to download a map of Montgomery College.
Friday Sept 7th, 2018
Opening Night Gala
5:30 PM
ParillaTicket Counter Opens
6:30 PM
Theater Arts ArenaDoors Open
Theater Arts ArenaRed Carpet and Dinner Reception
ParillaOpening Ceremony
In Conversation with Producer Boney Kapoor (Mr. India)
Saturday, Sept 8th, 2018
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Music Recital HallCasting to Direction Workshop
Conducted by Professor Claudia Myers, American University and Meera Narasimhan, Professional Actor
11:00 AM
ParillaFeature: Some Lover to Some Beloved, 100 min, (Urdu/Hindi)
Short: Grand Pa and I, 22 min, (Urdu/English)
11:30 AM
Music Recital HallFeature: Half Widow, 90 min, (Urdu/Kashmiri)
Short: Looking for Mr. Right, 20 min, (English)
2:00 PM
ParillaFeature: What Will People Say, 105 min, (Urdu, Norwegian)
Short: Habaneros, 13 min, (English)
2:30 PM
Music Recital HallFeature: Nude, 110 min, (Marathi/Hindi/English)
Short: Husband, Wife, & The Banana, 20 min, (Hindi/English)
4:30 PM
ParillaFeature: Black Kite, 90 min, (Dari)
Short: Moksha, 15 min, (English)
Short: Fall, 20 min, (English)
4:30 PM
Music Recital HallDocumentary: The Unknown Mountaineers, 92 min, (Urdu)
Short: Rufus King Park, 13 min, (English)
7:00 PM
ParillaFeature: T for Taj Mahal, 103 min, (Hindi/English)
Short: Tara Versus, 20 min, (English)
7:00 PM
Music Recital HallFeature: Needhi Naadhi Oke Katha, 120 min,
(Telugu)
Short: In Relationship With, 13 min, (Hindi)
9:00 PM
ParillaFeature: The Craftsman (Nakkash), 120 min,
(Hindi)
Short: Maun, 11 min, (Hindi/English)
Sunday, Sept 9th, 2018
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Music Recital HallSmart Phone Film Making Workshop
Host: Professor Montgomery College Film School Biljana Milenkovic
11:00 AM
ParillaFeature: Silhouettes, 90 min, (English)
Documentary: Bee the Future, 15 min, (English)
Short: The Lost, 22 min, (English)
11:00 AM
Music Recital HallFeature: Lashtam Pashtam, 105 min, Hindi/Urdu
Short: Tele-Phone, 16 min, (English)
Short: World in my Dreams, 5 min, (Hindi)
2:00 PM
ParillaFeature: My Pure Land, 90 min, (Hindi/Urdu)
Short: Kachrachi, 12 min, (Urdu/English)
Short: Gandhi vs Justice, 20 min, (Hindi)
2:00 PM
Music Recital HallDocumentary: Ray of Light, 50 min, (Bengali/English)
Feature: Hoyto Manush Noy, 90 min, (Bengali/English)
4:30 PM
Music Recital HallFeature: Aaron, 113min, (Marathi/English)
Documentary: Point of View, 15 min, (Marathi/English)
Closing Night
4:30 PM
ParillaFeature: Five Weddings, 90 min, (English)
Short: Rogan Josh, 17 min, (Hindi/English)
6:30 PM
ParillaMusic Video: Deep Blue She (The #Mutiny2Unity #MeToo WeMix), 7.3 min, (English)
ParillaWIFT Panel Discussion: Diversity and Inclusion, Challenges of Film Funding
Candy Clark, Catherine Hand, Kimberly Skyrme, Namrata Singh Gujral, Petrina D’Rozario
Candy Clark, Catherine Hand, Kimberly Skyrme, Namrata Singh Gujral, Petrina D’Rozario
ParillaAwards
ParillaDinner
Closing Night Feature Film 5 Weddings, Rogan Josh (Short Film)
Sunday, Sept 9th, 2018
4:30 PM at
Parilla
Candy Clark, Boney Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Shekhar Kapur, Swara Bhaskar will attend Closing Night.
4:30 PM
ParillaFeature: Five Weddings, 90 min, (English)
Short: Rogan Josh, 17 min, (Hindi/English)
6:30 PM
ParillaMusic Video: Deep Blue She (The #Mutiny2Unity #MeToo WeMix), 7.3 min, (English)
ParillaWIFT Panel Discussion: Diversity and Inclusion, Challenges of Film Funding
Candy Clark, Catherine Hand, Kimberly Skyrme, Namrata Singh Gujral, Petrina D’Rozario
Candy Clark, Catherine Hand, Kimberly Skyrme, Namrata Singh Gujral, Petrina D’Rozario
ParillaAwards
ParillaDinner
Closing Film: 5 Weddings
About the Film
An American journalist travels to India to cover Bollywood weddings, only to uncover a mosaic of cultural clashes, transgender tangles and lost loves with her travels culminating at a destination where the only journey is the one within.
USA Premiere
Post Screening Discussion with Director Namrata Singh Gujral and Petrina D’Rozario
Cast: Nargis Fakhri
Director: Namrata Singh Gujral
Having just survived the most aggressive cancer known to man, Namrata Singh Gujral is an Indian-American producer, actress, writer and speaker of Sikh faith, who is also a breast cancer survivor and a cancer advocate. For her work as a filmmaker for Warner Bros “1 a Minute”, starring Olivia Newton-John, Billy Baldwin, Lisa Ray and many more, Lifetime TV has honored Gujral as one of their “Remarkable Women” making her the first Indian-American to join the ranks of other esteemed notables on the list such as Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton. Gujral’s upcoming projects include the comedy 5 Weddings, the romance drama, Himalayan Rhapsody, the Sci-fI action Still and the war drama Tie That Binds. Gujral also serves as President of UniGlobe Entertainment, making her the first among her generation of South Asian-Americans in Hollywood, to successfully affiliate her company with a major Hollywood Studio (Warner Bros). In the acting field, Gujral is the first actress to work in high profile Hollywood and Bollywood projects in her first year in the industry. The role she garnered rave reviews for, is her portrayal of “Shelley” in Warner Bros “Americanizng Shelley”, wIth Beau Bridges and Wil Wheaton.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Language: English
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Short Film: Rogan Josh
About the Film
A veteran chef of Taj Hotel calls his family and friends home for dinner on his birthday night. At the end of the film we reveal that the chef and people who have come over were a part of the 26/11 Taj terror attacks and his legacy still lives on.
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shishir Sharma, Avantika Akerkar, Bhuvan Arora, Shriswara
Director: Sanjeev Vig
He has worked on movies as an Associate / 1st Assistant director like ‘Naam Shabana’, ‘Mein Tera Hero’. He also has assisted filmmakers like Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK, Mahesh Bhatt and others.
Runtime: 17 minutes
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Country: India
Sept 9th 2018
/4:30 PM /Parilla
Deep Blue She (The #Mutiny2Unity #MeToo WeMix) (Music Video)
Music Video: Deep Blue She (The #Mutiny2Unity #MeToo WeMix)
Sunday, Sept 9th, 2018
6:30 PM at
Parilla
About the Music Video
A year-in-the making DIY filmed-on-phones grassroots music video/PSA featuring 100+ artist /activists, mostly women of color, and many desi–including luminaries Anoushka Shankar, Valarie Kaur, Amita Swadhin, Priyanka Bose, Reshma Gajjar, Shenaz Treasury, Fawzia Mirza, MoniCa Singh, Smriti Mundhra, & authors Marina Budhos, Uma Krishnaswami, Sharbari Ahmed, Mitali Desai, and Mira Kamdar–throwing it down for women’s/LGBTQ rights and racial and gender equality. Based on a track from Tanuja Desai Hidier’s ‘booktrack’ album Bombay Spleen (and written with Marie Tueje; produced by Dave Sharma) all proceeds from the remix go to charity (pick your price). More on the project’s genesis here.
“The ‘We Are the World’ of our times, with a desi edge” –Outlook Magazine
“We can’t get enough of this” –Kajal Magazine
a #VogueEmpower Playlist pick for Vogue Magazine, India
featured on BBC’s The Big Debate
Director: Tanuja Desai Hidier
Tanuja Desai Hidier is an author, singer-songwriter, and innovator of the ‘booktrack’ (albums of original songs to accompany her novels). Her debut novel, Born Confused—considered to be the first ever South Asian American YA novel—recently turned 15. Born Confused has been hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and Paste Magazine as one of the greatest YA novels of all time (on lists including such classics as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Huckleberry Finn, and Little Women). Tanuja is the recipient of the 2015 South Asia Book Award (for her second novel, Bombay Blues), the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, and the London Writers/Waterstones Award, and her short stories have been included in numerous anthologies. Outlook India calls her most recent project—DEEP BLUE SHE (The #Mutiny2Unity #MeToo #WeMix) music video/PSA, based on a track from her second album, and featuring 100+ artist/activists (mostly women of color)— “the We Are The World of our times… with a desi edge.” Tanuja is currently at work on her next book and album. www.thisistanuja.com
Editor: Atom Fellows
Atom Fellows has piled on and peeled away a myriad of layers of identities from the day he arrived in NYC in 1992 from Baltimore filled with dreams of rock stardom. Over the years, he’s founded and fronted bands, owned and operated multiple recording studios, worked as a movie theater manager, music producer, video director and editor, a scenic carpenter for Saturday Night Live and a trained chef. For the past decade, Atom has dedicated his life to being a stay-at-home dad and honing his literary craft in pursuit of a career in fiction.
Runtime: 7.3 minutes
Genre: Music
Language: English
Country: USA
Sept 9th 2018
/6:30 PM /Parilla