What: We proudly welcome Indo-American Arts Council's 13th annual New York Indian Film Festival with a screening followed by a discussion. This festival gives filmmakers from/of/about the Indian subcontinent platforms to tell their stories.
Dosa Hunt - A film by Amrit Singh.
This is a short film by Amrit Singh featuring a diverse group of music-world friends -- Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Das Racist's Himanshu Suri and Ashok "Dapwell" Kondabolu, Yeasayer's Anand Wilder, Neon Indian's Alan Palomo, jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and Stereogum's Executive Editor, Singh -- on a quest to find their hometown's best dosa. The delicious traditional South Indian crepe has earned this long-overdue cinematic closeup. Dosa Hunt is a snapshot of a transitional generation in America's immigrant/art experience, in hot pursuit of good food.
The Human Factor - Directed by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee.
The Human Factor focuses closely in on the story of the Lords, a family of Parsi musicians whose contribution to Hindi film music parallels that of any of the great music directors or singers, yet is widely unknown. But the story of the Lords is not theirs alone, but represents thousands of other composers. This documentary is crucial to providing an obscure chapter in the history of Indian Bollywood cinema.
When: Saturday, May 4, 7pm
Where: Flushing Town Hall
Tickets: $10/$5 Members and Students
