2019 South Asian International Film Festival

The Illegal (Opening Night)

A gritty, realistic story about an educated middle class kid from Daryganj, India who comes to Los Angeles after getting accepted into a prestigious film school. Due to an unfortunate turn of events, he is forced into working illegally on his student visa in a restaurant in order to survive…

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LGBTQ Feature: I am alone, so are you.. (Friday Night World Premiere)

A Gay Man. A Lesbian Woman. A Road Trip that helps them discover the love in Friendship

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A New Christmas

With his life falling apart, a grieving man faces the holidays for the first time without his beloved mother, who died unexpectedly last Christmas Eve. With the help of friends, family and a new visitor along the way, he will learn the true meaning of Christmas, while trying to figure…

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Kadakh (Centerpiece)

KADAKH is subtitled ‘a-moral tale’ It’s a film about relationships, about marriage. What makes it work, and what...

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The Unknown

One of the biggest conspiracies of Indian history undoubtedly has been the death of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, or as many strongly believe it to be the "apparent death" of probably the biggest freedom fighter of British India. Whether he actually died on 18th August, 1945 in a plane crash…

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Laal Kabootar (Closing Night)

He's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.

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Nooreh

Nestled in Kashmir valley lies a small village on the India-Pakistan border always caught in the crossfire between the two warring nations. One night an eight year old girl ‘Nooreh’ discovers that the gun battle rages when she sleeps and the bloody duel stops when she keeps her eyes open.

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Saho.. What’s your limit?

Vikram and Megha share an uber ride to the airport. Vikram is a workaholic finance professional and has...

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Stalled

Shalini, an Indian-American woman who recently broke up with her fiancé, is forced onto a blind date by her well-meaning but bossy younger sister

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Ink

Shantilal is a weather reporter at a reputed English daily in Kolkata. He is in his late 30s, unmarried and lives with his mother. Humiliated by his boss everyday, his only escape from this dreary life is his library of porn films. He gets a prized pass to the premiere…

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Rhea, a young Indian girl living in the US, is struggling to make a decision that impacts her life and dreams - whether to stay in the US or go back to India due to visa circumstances - when a chance encounter with an immigrant grocery store manager leads to…

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