BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16@saifff.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T180000 DTSTAMP:20240414T150321Z URL:https://saifff.org/events/international-shorts-1/ SUMMARY:International Shorts-1 - English/Punjabi/Urdu - Canada/UK/India/USA /Australia DESCRIPTION:Admission only to 2 Day VIP Pass Holder &\; Event Ticket Hol ders\n\n\n\nList of short movies that will be played:\n\n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n Cash Cows\n \n \n Film By:\n Shubham C hhabra\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Count ry:\n Canada\n \n \n Run Time:\n 10M 23S\n \n \ n Brief:\n In this Comedy-Drama\, Rohit\, after losing his job a nd a secure pathway to permanent residency finds himself lured into workin g as a security guard for a predatory employer. Things take a turn when a persistent vandal targets the car dealership where he works. With each act of destruction\, Rohit's future hangs in the balance. Ultimately\, Rohit is faced with a life-and-death situation that will redefine his identity a nd test his resilience.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n Khichdi\n \n \n Film By:\n Sara David\n \n \n Film Type:\n Documentary\n \n \n Country:\n UK\n \n \n Run Time:\n 15M 54S\n \n \n Brief:\n Khichdi traces the interwoven histories of four First-Generation Indian wo men who live in Britain and have been working for the NHS since the early 2000s. Set around a dinner table\, the film foregrounds the stories of the director’s mother and aunties who reunite over a shared meal to reminis ce upon their decades-long friendship and careers. Through intimate hand-h eld shots\, this film reveals their close bonds\, forged from a love of nu rsing and caregiving at the Frances Newton Mission Hospital in Ferozepur\, Punjab\, where the women trained in the 1980s\, and their shared experien ces of nursing from training together in India to settling in Britain. Ins ertions of animations\, paintings\, khichdi making and family-archive foot age thread together in this experimental documentary as the women reflect upon sisterhood\, service and migration through their deep ties to the NHS and its impression upon their lives.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n M ovie Name:\n Repudiation\n \n \n Film By:\n Nader Moh andesi\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Count ry:\n India\n \n \n Run Time:\n 23M 47S\n \n \n Brief:\n It seems that most of us human beings are entangled in the many events surrounding us. At the same time\, we have been facing co untless happenings and have been bombarded by an overwhelming amount of in formation. By encountering these many events\, we go through numerous emot ional experiences. At some point in time\, amid all the chaos\, incidents\ , joy and sorrow\, many of us come to a realisation.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music?\n \n \n Film By:\n Shyamala Moorty\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n USA\n \n \n Run Time:\n 12M 51S\n \n \n Brief:\n She j ust wants to sing country and western on stage\, but it's not easy for a S outh Asian-American in the deep south where every audience is a hostile on e. “How Do You Fall Out of Love with County Music” is a humorous and m oving short film about cultural alienation and the possibilities for human connection through music. Set on stage in a honky-tonk bar\, Amy Singh co urageously bares her soul to the audience and reveals deep truths about ra cism and belonging in our country today.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n Once Upon a Time in Lahore\n \n \n Film By :\n Jagat Joon\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n USA\n \n \n Run Time:\n 23M 47S\n \n \n Brief:\n During partition of India\, Pakistan\, Rahi m goes to meet his childhood friend Ram whose life has been turned upside down in a matter of hours. Shahid\, his son\, tags along as security to hi s father. Rahim wants to help Ram move to India safely. What happens next will shame the humanity.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n She\; who lives\n \n \n Film By:\n Ayesha Farooq\n \n \n Film Type:\n Documentary\n \n \n Country:\n Australia\n \n \n Run Time:\n 9M 58S\n \n \n Brief:\n ‘SHE\; who lives’ is a short participatory documenta ry exploring the hopes and fears of migrant mothers. Set in a day\, the fi lmmaker is out on a journey on the local train to encounter other migrant mothers like herself. As they interacted\, the memories of their formative moments began to unwind. The interactions grew into meaningful conversati ons sharing the layers of excitement\, fear\, courage\, and the sense of r esponsibility that are attached to motherhood and migration. Struggling wi th the inner conflict of migration\, the question is whether she\, the fil mmaker\, ever feels proud of herself.\n \n \nMovie Trailer\n\n \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saifff.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sh ort-film-saifff.png CATEGORIES:saifff 2024 LOCATION:LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Tampa\, FL\, 12332 University Mall Ct\, Tampa \, FL \, United States\, 33612\, Florida\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12332 University Mall Ct\, Tampa\, FL \, United States\, 33612\, Florida\, United States;X-APPLE-RADI US=100;X-TITLE=LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Tampa\, FL:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR