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:14@saifff.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T193000 DTSTAMP:20240414T150411Z URL:https://saifff.org/events/international-shorts-2/ SUMMARY:International Shorts-2 - Hindi/English/Urdu/Punjabi - Pakistan/Indi a/Canada 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 I Am Not Down\n \n \n Film By:\n Jyoti Madnani Singh\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n India\n \n \n Run Time:\n 11M 37S\n \n \n Brief:\n Saloni\, a class topper\, is period shamed in school after she gets her first period. At home\, her uneducated but carin g mother Asha tears the only vest of her husband to provide a clean cloth for Saloni’s protection and comfort as she has to take annual exams the next day. When Saloni’s father\, Anil\, comes to know that his only vest has been torn and used to absorb menstrual blood\, he gets furious. He pu ts the cloth left for sun-drying into the fire and it turns into ashes. Sa loni is shattered but Asha is determined\, neither she wants period shamin g for her daughter nor she wants her to miss exams. Through Saloni’s cla ssmates\, Asha comes to know about sanitary napkins\, a hygienic alternati ve available at the health centre but Anil says that they can’t afford t hat luxury because of their poverty. It is then Asha decides that she will do anything possible to send Saloni to school to take exams as she doesn ’t want her daughter to drop out of school after first periods as she ha d to do it because of the period stigma and poverty.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n The Beginning\n \n \n Film By: \n Insia Dariwala\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n India\n \n \n Run Time:\n 14M 2 7S\n \n \n Brief:\n Arwa is suddenly disassociated from al l reality and is pulled back into the vortex of her past from where the on ly way to come back is to make a choice that would be very different from what her mother chose. The film’s end is actually Arwa’s first step to wards a revolt against the community\, which does not take dissent lightly .\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n Who knows what's g oing to happen to me (Jane kya Hoga)\n \n \n Film By:\n Ja asmaan Singh\n \n \n Film Type:\n Music\n \n \n Country:\n Canada\n \n \n Run Time:\n 6M 44S\n \n \n Brief:\n His music is very much deep rooted in South Asia n traditions ranging from Hindustani Music to Carnatic Music as well as a very strong grasp over Music within South Asian Cinema. Moreover\, having studied Western Music Theory\, Jazz Performance and owning a pristine ear for arrangements. About grievances of emerging musicians and artists throu gh his independent music and songs.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Mov ie Name:\n From Sweden\, With Love\n \n \n Film By:\n Md Umar Saeed\n \n \n Film Type:\n Documentary\n \n \n Country:\n Pakistan\n \n \n Run Time:\n 15M 15S\n \n \n Brief:\n Hanna\, a girl from Sweden starts a s chool for Pakhiwas (Nomads) in Lahore\, Pakistan. This school in a tent is changing the lives of most unprivileged of the society.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Movie Name:\n Lifers\n \n \n Film By:\n Ranjit Samra\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n Canada\n \n \n Run Time:\n 12M 1S\n \n \n Brief:\n Three lives/Three paths: A life of crime\, a life ending and a life decision. Tarun Keram (Star Trek Beyond\, The Sta nd) & William Belleau (Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon\, Cannes 2023 ) star in this brooding tale of a man at a moral crossroad. A sudden rise in drug overdoses leads to an overcrowded hospital\, where a rookie cop si ts guard over a career criminal. They share a room with Robert\, an Indige nous man who learns he is dying. The two quickly bond and Robert’s fate forces the young cop to confront his conscience. Based on a true event\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n The Cure\n \n \n Film By:\n Suresh ROHIN\n \n \n Film Type:\n Sho rt\n \n \n Country:\n Canada\n \n \n Run Time:\ n 4M 6S\n \n \n Brief:\n Chris has serious depression issue\, who hates himself\, Junaid a good friend pushes him to get help a nd pulls him out of his depression\, by caring for a friend and to prove. " A Friend in need is Indeed a Friend ".\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Movie Name:\n The Java Plum Tree\n \n \n Film By:\n Rafay Rashdi\n \n \n Film Type:\n Short\n \n \n Country:\n Pakistan\n \n \n Run Time:\n 33M 11S\n \n \n Brief:\n In the vibrant labyrinth of the South Asian fashion world\, a woman born anew in her transition yearns to paint storie s with make-up\, while a blossoming model is ensnared in the deceitful web s of a media magnate. Their paths converge amidst a gender rebellion\, a q uest for dignity and recognition. This poignant collision forms a ballet o f dreams and defiance\, a saga of authenticity clashing with the unspoken shadows of the industry\, promising an exploration of courage\, identity\, and the relentless pursuit of self-realization.\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