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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
Diaspora tales of reconnections, traditions, survival, and romance are explored. Though personal, these stories are universal.
In this program
OFF HOLLYWOOD: THE UNDOCUMENTED JOURNEY OF HOPE
Directed by: Tatyana Kim | 22 mins
A gifted musician from Kazakhstan is struggling to find cash-paying jobs that would help him and his two-year-old daughter to survive in Los Angeles as they wait for their immigration documents.
EID MUBARAK
Directed by: Mahnoor Euceph | 16 mins
A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.
MYSORE MAGIC
Directed by: Abijeet Achar | 14 mins
The true story of an unlikely romance in 1982 at a disco competition in Mysore, India.
SWEET REFUGE
Directed by: Maryam Mir | 12 mins
A passionate baklava baker encounters a savvy ladoo maker on the streets of Brooklyn.
DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL
Directed by: Kashif Pasta | 19 mins
When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time gives him a chance to end things on a better note.
THE WIND CARRIES US HOME
Directed by: Udval Altangerel | 11 mins
Through rituals of birth and death, the filmmaker and her family reconnect with their ancestral land in the Gobi Desert.
