Indian film to kick off South Asian fest in US
November 5th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )San Francisco, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian documentary, “Supermen of Malegaon”, will kick off the Seventh Annual 3rd i San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival (SFISAFF) from Thursday.
To be held from Nov 5-8, it will showcase short films, documentaries and features from South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, Germany, Britain and the US.
With a special focus on documentaries this year, the festival will showcase some like “Warrior Boyz”, “Love In India”, “Children of the Pyre”, “Iron Eaters”, “Searching For Sandeep” and “Yes Madam, Sir” that is also closes the gala.
“Supermen…”, directed by Faiza Ahmed Khan, follows the making of a micro-budget Superman film in the textile town of Malegaon in Maharashtra.
Shashank Ghosh’ laugh riot “Quick Gun Murugun” is also getting screened at SFISAFF as a late night special.
Guru Dutt’s classic “Chaudhvin Ka Chand” will be shown at the event.
- 'Superman of Malegaon' flying high around the world! - Dec 05, 2009
- 6th South Asian Film Festival to begin Sep 15 - Sep 03, 2011
- Nandita Das' 'Firaaq' bags award at Pakistan's KARA film fest - Feb 16, 2009
- Documentary on Afghan diaspora in India released - Oct 03, 2010
- 'I Am Kalam' to open IFFLA 2011 - Mar 31, 2011
- Shammi Kapoor to be honoured at South Asia Film Festival - Aug 18, 2011
- New York Indian film fest getting bigger, better (With Images) - Apr 03, 2011
- Vidya Balan retrospective at Indian film fest in Oz - Mar 13, 2011
- 'Jo Dooba So Paar…' goes to South Asian film fest - Sep 22, 2011
- Freida Pinto coming to Toronto filmfest with 'Trishna' - Jul 27, 2011
- Film festival ends in Lahore - Apr 21, 2011
- US TV documentary features Hindus and Sikhs - Apr 05, 2011
- `Bend It Like Beckham' actress to launch pop career - Jul 06, 2010
- 'Dhobi Ghat' closing film at River to River film fest - Nov 02, 2011
- 21 Arab films at Baghdad fest - Sep 21, 2011
Tags: ahmed khan, asian fest, asian film festival, australia canada, canada germany, chand, faiza ahmed, guru dutt, india children, indian film, laugh riot, micro budget, pyre, sandeep, shashank, short films, south asian diaspora, south asian film, supermen, textile town