Quality short films to audiences beyond the Movie theaters.
“Focus On” is our shorts program series, themed to showcase cinematic excellence by country, genre, or other resonating topic or “focus”. These events are ticketed, and often feature local filmmakers or valued members of the community to lead discussions with the audience about the presented topic. We partner with local organizations and businesses on these events, to bring important topics into the spotlight and to initiate conversations with the community..
Montek wants to do something for his thirteenth birthday. If he tells his mother what, she won’t let him.
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
Directed by Narasimhan Krishnamachari, 12:00 minutes, Narrative, India
Can love be arranged? English
DURGA
Dir: Vivek Kajaria – Narrative – 13:45 – INDIA
It is a story of a poor village artist, his love for his granddaughter and ultimately the faith of a worshiper of goddess Durga with the final task to do justice to his very existence & purpose in life.
SISAK
Dir. Faraz Ansari – Narrative – 15:00 – INDIA
A romance that buds between two men in the Mumbai local trains over a period of many nights. A return to the unspoken, unsaid and universal expressions of love, on the path of subtlety and humanity,
Dry Leaves
Dir. Ali Sohail Jaura, 10:00 min, Narrative, India
Zahida arrives at a home for the old, believing her son will take her back after a week. Hesitant and
apprehensive, she meets Farhat, who is full of hope but as the story unfolds she realizes that the future might be different from her expectations.
Aashpordha
Dir: Anirban Roy – NARRATIVE – 0:13:36 – INDIA
Revenge, as sweet as a little child. A dark comedy about rebellious 13-year-old and her orthodox dad. Set in a nosy neighborhood of Calcutta, India, this film will make your squirm and laugh at the same time.
