America
First South Asian Film Festival in Texas
Washington, Feb 19
Fourteen films, exploring
the unique circumstances and complex stories of South Asians, will be
featured at the first South Asian Film Festival in Dallas/Fort Worth,
Texas Feb 27 to March 1.
The festival featuring the stories of
South Asians living in America, India, Nepal, Australia and Singapore,
will bring together directors, actors, producers, community
organizations, corporate brands and South Asian cinephiles.
"Brahmin
Bulls" will be the Opening Night Film at the Angelika Film Centre in
Plano at the festival produced by JINGO Media, a Dallas and New York
City-based PR and events management boutique firm.
Films to be showcased at the festival are:
Shorts & Documentaries: Katiyabaaz, Asian Pride Project, Fire in the Blood, Tomorrow We Disappear
Women's Programming: Blouse, Happy Raksha Bandhan, Sold (centerpiece feature)
Children's Programming: Ravi and Jane, The World of Goopi & Bagha
Youth Programming: Therapy, Just Friends, Acceptance
Closing Night Film: Rough Book
"We
are so proud and humbled that 30 different community organizations and
brands are coming together to support our first-time festival," said
Festival Director and Principal/CEO of JINGO Media, Jitin Hingorani.
"We
are certain that North Texas audiences will embrace this festival by
giving all our international guests a warm Texas welcome and, hopefully,
a few standing ovations."
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at [email protected])