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 A lonely laundry worker from the suburbs of Kolkata finds companionship in an unclaimed red dress, which triggers memories from the past. Back to Festival Program U.S. Premiere Laali India I 35 mins I Drama I 2020 I Hindi w/ English subtitles A lonely laundryman from the suburbs of Calcutta finds companionship in an unclaimed red dress, which triggers esoteric memories from the past. Featuring perennial favorite actor Panjak Tripathi (Gangs of Wasseypur , Mango Dreams, Newton) in the leading role, alongside rising star Ekavali Khanna (What Will People Say , Veere Di Wedding), the film is an atmospheric, masterfully performed tale of memory, loneliness, and the ache of other, possible lives. In it's short running time, Laali will will 'tug the unknown strings of your heart"(Indian Express) with it's unusual yet carefully unravaled tale of the connection that ensues between a man and a dress. + S creens in SHORTS PROGRAM 3: In Your Head GET YOUR FESTIVAL BADGE VIRTUAL PREMIERE : SAT. APRIL 24 - 4:00PM CT About the Artist Abhiroop Basu is an award-winning director and screenwriter based out of Calcutta, India. A student of South Point High School and St. Xavier's College Calcutta, Abhiroop went on to study at the prestigious Prague Film School in the Czech Republic. His award-winning shorts include AFTERNOON WITH JULIA, THE PAPERMAN, and THIS IS WHEN WE FIRST MET, which went on to win accolades overseas. His recent short, MEAL (starring Adil Hussain) earned great acclaim and won Best Actor & Best Screenplay at the Pune Int'l Film Festival. LAALI has it's premiere at the prestigious Dharamshala International Film Festival. Thank you to our community partner(s) for this screening: the Austin Film Society, and the Austin Film Commission! Credits Crew Writer/Director: ABHIROOP BASU DOP : DEEP METKAR Producer(s): ABHIROOP BASU AAKASH GHOSHAL SUSHILA JAIN SHIREESHA KADIYALA SAMIR SARKAR MADHU SINGHEE Exec. Producer: TUSHAR TYAGI Screenplay: ABHIROOP BASU KUNAL MITRA Art Direction: RANAJIT GHORAI Cast: PANKAJ TRIPATHI EKAVALI KHANNA Associate Director: KUNAL MITRA Chief Asst. Director: SREECHETA DAS Sound : JUGAL BAG KINKINI DEB AAKASH GHOSHAL KALESH LAKSHMANAN ANINDIT ROY Music Editor: AAKASH GHOSHAL Costume Stylist : AMRITA MITRA VIJAYA KUMARI Production Companies: YouthInMotion Pictures Owlz Neck Studio

2024 Pooja, Sir Narrative Feature mins 108 Texas Premiere In-Person 2024 Nepal, USA, Norway When two boys are kidnapped in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja is sent from Kathmandu to solve the case, forcing her to leave her wife and her ailing father behind. But when she arrives to investigate, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, and she is forced to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman. By putting aside systemic racial and homophobic discrimination and pushing through everyday misogyny, the women solve the case—but at what personal cost? Inspired by real events which took place in Southern Nepal during the 2015 race protests. Tickets AFS Cinema Director, Producer Deepak Rauniyar Deepak Rauniyar’s first feature film, “Highway” (2012), was the first film from Nepal to screen at a major global film festival, premiering at Berlinale and later playing at Locarno. His second feature, “White Sun” (2016), debuted at the Venice Orizzonti competition with rave reviews, with the Hollywood Reporter calling it “impressively accomplished” and The New York Times, which included Rauniyar among the “9 New Directors to Watch” list, writing that “White Sun” “captures a place that isn’t seen much in movies.” The film screened internationally at over 100 film festivals, including Toronto, Locarno, Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, Sydney, and Golden Horse. It won the Interfilm Award at Venice and Best Film at the Singapore and Palm Springs Film Festivals. Nepal nominated “White Sun” for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Director: Deepak Rauniyar Producer: Deepak Rauniyar, Asha Magrati AADI FILMS (Nepal/ US), Rambabu Gurung BAASURI FILMS (Nepal), Alan R Milligan TANNAUSER GATE (Norway) Writer: Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker, Asha Magrati Cast: Asha Magrati, Nikita Chandak, Dayahang Rai, Bijay Baral, Aarti Mandal, Reecha Sharma, Ghanshyam Mishra, Parmeshwor Kumar Jha, Gaumaya Gurung, Pashupati Rai, Niraj Shrestha Editor: J. Him Lee, Alex Gurvits Crew: This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

< Our Team Sreedhara Sen Bhasin Executive Board Secretary Sree (Sreedhara) Sen Bhasin is an education technology professional and a creative writer. She is the Founder-Director of the Indian division of Tk20 Inc., now a part of Watermark Insights., and served as the Division Head and VP of International Operations. Leading collaborative business initiatives internationally and mentoring young men and women, many of whom were first-generation college graduates, were a life-altering experience for her. She worked for many years as a syndicated columnist for The Tribune, India. Her adventures overseas are chronicled in her blog: sreeatlarge.com. Sree is also a museum educator at the Elisabet Ney Museum and a member of the Friends of the Ney. An ardent film buff, she believes the magical world of cinema helps us understand what it means to exist in a unified world, holds a transformative sway over how we view it, and to live expansively.

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< Our Team Ananyaa Ravi Festival Team Festival Programming Product Manager by day, Ananyaa reached out to Indie Meme about volunteering in 2018 - soon after moving to Austin. Since then, she's been amazed by the community & art at IM. She always looking for films with an eye for the absurd. Her feel good films are Andaaz Apna Apna and Booksmart. She's excited to be with Indie Meme on the new leg of this festival's journey.