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Indian actress and global icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred with the inaugural Meryl Street Award of Excellence at an exclusive event co-hosted by Women in Film & Television (WIFT) and the DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF). Continue reading Aishwarya Rai Bachchan conferred with inaugural Meryl Streep Award of Excellence
At the helm of the DC South Asian Film Festival are organizers Manoj and Geeta Singh who have collaborated with Montgomery College for the third consecutive year to bring the works of independent film-makers to viewers throughout the Washington metropolitan region, and beyond. Continue reading Seventh annual DC South Asian Film Festival featuring the finest in independent cinema opens at Montgomery College
The sixth annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) opened with a celebrity lineup supporting some of the finest films in independent cinema. Continue reading Sixth Annual DC South Asian Film Festival Opens at Montgomery College
Opening night of the 2017 Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) saw distinguished guests on the Red Carpet: seventies and eighties actress Zeenat Aman who, at 66, looked beautiful and radiant in a simple Indian suit; Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett; Delegate Aruna Miller, now running for Congress from Maryland’s 6th Congressional District; gifted directors Ananth Mahadevan, Vinay Pujara, Indira Somani, Azaan Khan, Mehreen Jabbar, Harjant Gill, among others. Continue reading Zeenat Aman Lends Star Power to Sixth Annual DC South Asian Film Festival
Yadvi is an inspiring true story about a dignified princess, daughter of the Maharaja of Patiala, and it highlights a universal issue: women’s empowerment Continue reading Independent Film ‘Yadvi’ Takes a Royal Look at Women’s Empowerment
The fifth annual DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) kicked off with a special pre-festival event: an inspiring conversation on the role and evolution of women in cinema led by Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, international award-winning actress Seema Biswas, national award-winning actress Palomi Ghosh, and moderated by Monika Samtani, reporter for CBS station WUSA9 and President of Ms. Media. Continue reading Director Deepa Mehta, Actress Seema Biswas Lead Panel on Women in Indian Cinema
‘Sold’ is a must watch film which raises a clarion call for action. If it saves girls from being sold into sexual slavery, it will go down in the annals of cinematic history as a film which made a mighty difference. Watch it if only to reaffirm that we all have a conscience! Continue reading ‘Sold’, an Expose of Child Trafficking, Wins Best Feature Film Award at DC South Asian Film Festival
Addressing an erudite audience on the opening night of the second annual DC South Asian Film Festival, actor Farooque Sheikh said, “If you want good films to be made, you will have to be a good audience… Demand more from film-makers for your time and money”. Continue reading Actor Farooque Sheikh Headlines Second Annual DC South Asian Film Festival
Indian actress and activist Nandita Das describes herself as “somebody who is restless, somebody who wants to do many different things. I just try to find different ways of expressing myself for the things I care about, for the things that disturb me, for the things that inspire me”, she said. “All these things are a means to the end; they are not the end itself”! Continue reading Tete-a-tete with Actress and Activist Nandita Das
Set in the rural villages of Punjab, India, A Little Revolution is a profoundly moving documentary by director Harpreet Kaur and producer Manmeet Singh on the issue of farmer suicides which has escalated to an epidemic. Continue reading Indie Film ‘A Little Revolution’ is Eye-Opener on Impact of Farmer Suicides in India
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