U.S. Premiere
Tiffin
India I 10 mins I Drama I 2019 I Hindi w/ English subtitles
The story follows Fatima, a young Muslim girl who is inseparable from her friends in school, whether it's sports or a social studies project.
However, during the lunch hour, the dynamic changes, as her friends share lunchboxes freely with each other but refuse to share food with Fatima.
She begins to feel alienated as she becomes more aware of the reasons for her ostracization. One day, a bunch of boys in the class steal every lunch except Fatima's box. Could this be a new hope to break the alienation?
+ Screens with SHORTS PROGRAM 2: Youth
VIRTUAL SCREENING :
SUN. APRIL 18 - 3:00PM CT
About the Artist

Talat Shakeel is a filmmaker based in Agra , Uttar Pradesh. Talat worked as a producer and sound designer on a documentary HOTEL NAZZ, which earned a nomination in South Asian Film Festival 2019.
She completed her M.A in Mass Communication from AJKMCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia. Recently, she also contributed as a sound designer for a video portrait HUMJINNS.
Talat enjoys writing and wrote several screenplays for her college projects. TIFFIN is her debut short film as a director and writer.

Trailer
Thank you to our community partner for this screening: the Austin Film Society, the Austin Film Commission!, and Uniting Against Anxiety!
Credits
Writer/Director: TALAT SHAKEEL
Screenplay: TULIKA KUMARI
TALAT SHAKEEL
Producer(s): GHANIA SIDDIQUE
Cinematography: ASHIQUE SAIRA SHAHIR FAISAL SALEEM
Editor: GHANIA SIDDIQUE
Sound Studio:
PLAN STUDIO
Original Score: VIMAL NAZAR
RENEESH BASIR
Sound Design: MOHAMMED FIBIN
Camera Asst.: NABINA CHAKRABORTY
Poster: HIMANSHU GUPTA
Title Animation: NATASHA RANGANATH