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Aiff2022

Atlanta Indian Film Festival 2022

Overview:

The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC), in collaboration with CSAFF (Chicago South Asian Film Festival), is proud to present its one-of-a-kind Atlanta Indian Film Festival (AIFF 2022) for the fourth year on September 23 and 24, 2022, at the beautiful Aurora Cineplex in Roswell, GA.

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What you need to know about AIFF

With an Indian diaspora of approximately 150,000 people, and over 500 companies, including Indian-owned and operated businesses in the Atlanta region, the Atlanta Indian film festival will attempt to showcase popular Indian cinema to Atlantans, as well as introduce visiting Indian directors, actors and producers to potential movie production opportunities in Atlanta and the state of Georgia.

What: Atlanta Indian Film Festival

When: September 23 (Fri) and 24 (Sat), 2022

Where: Aurora Cineplex I 5100 Commerce Parkway, Roswell, GA 30076

Why: With an Indian diaspora of approximately 150,000 people, and over 500 companies, including Indian-owned and operated businesses in the Atlanta region, the Atlanta Indian film festival will attempt to show case popular Indian cinema to Atlantans, as well as introduce visiting Indian Directors, Actors and Producers to potential movie production opportunities in Atlanta and the state of Georgia.

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AIFF Schedule

The AIFF 2022 event will include movie screenings, post-screening discussions with the movie’s artists and local film experts, as well as opportunities for in-person dialogue with film makers.

Day 1 | Friday, September 23, 2022

5:00 PM to 6:45 PM | Reception |Computer Museum, next to Aurora Cineplex

7:00 PM to 9:10 PM | Shiv Shastri Balboa | 2hrs 6 minutes

Day 2 | Saturday, September 24, 2022

2:00 PM to 2:14 PM | Mabrook | 14 minutes

2:14 PM to 2:27 PM | The Salon | 13 minutes

3:00 PM to 4:45 PM | The Umbra | 1hr 45 minutes

5:15 PM to 5:45 PM | Gray | 30 minutes

5:45 PM to 6:13 PM | Bad Egg | 28 minutes

6:50 PM to 8:57 PM | Lost |2hrs 7 minutes

Screenings:

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Shiv Shastri Balboa (2022)

Friday September 23, 2022 – Opening Night Presentation

2hrs 6 minutes

Directed by Ajayan Venugopalan

Cast: Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Jugal Hansraj, Nargis Fakhri, Sharib Hashmi.

Synopsis – Shiv Shastri, a retiree from India, and a big Rocky movie fan moves to USA and ends up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland which teaches that it’s never too old to reinvent yourself..

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Mabrook(2021)

2 PM ET, Saturday September 24, 2022

14 minutes (SHORT FILM)

)Directed by Asad Farooqui

Cast: Asad Farooqui, Nasim, Manahar Kumar, Naveen Gurnany

Synopsis – It’s Eid. At a chaotic party, where the men talk politics and the women gossip, two acquaintances share a secret.

The Salon

2:14 PM , Saturday September 24, 2022

13 minutes (SHORT FILM)

)Directed by Nitya Misra

Cast: Sudha Belawadi, B. Suresha, and Eric Leivang

Synopsis – Often, a haircut is not just a haircut. Women get haircuts for various reasons – maybe for a change of style; or for a noble cause; or sometimes it could simply be because of boredom. In “The Salon”, Nimmi, a middle-aged woman, strikes up a conversation with her hairstylist, and works through a loss while getting her haircut. Through the course of a haircut, this short film explores both the conversations we have with others and with ourselves.

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The Umbra

3 PM , Saturday September 24, 2022

1hr 45 minutes

Written and Directed by: Karthik (CMKD)

Director of Photography: Luke Fletcher

Background Scorer: Sricharn Pakala

Music Director: Phani Kalyan

Lead Cast: Karthik (CMKD),Swarnima Singh,Maria Martynova,Vivaan Lalam.

Synopsis – Shot extensively in Atlanta GA, the movie explores the dark past of a promising young man who wants to be an actor. The movie cast is predominantly based in Atlanta.

Gray

5:15 PM , Saturday September 24, 2022

30 minutes (SHORT FILM)

Directed by Sakshi Gurnani

)Cast: Shreya Dhanwanthary, Diya Mirza, Chatanya Sharma

Synopsis – Gray’ is a story about Naina (Shreya Dhanwanthary), a 20-something girl whose best friend violates the boundaries of her consent. With the help of her therapist, Dr Noorani (Dia Mirza), Naina takes a journey between past and present, to learn how to deal with her feelings and her trauma, and clearly define for herself the meaning of ‘consent’.

Bad Egg

5:45 PM , Saturday September 24, 2022

28 minutes (SHORT FILM)

Directed by Mehak Jamal

)Cast: Sheeba Chaddha, Zoya Hussain, Akshay Oberoi, Jim Sarbh

Synopsis – Zoya receives a disturbing call from her mother – her sister Zara has gone missing during the pandemic. Surprisingly, Zoya isn’t rattled enough. She’s hiding something, all of which leads back to the fateful night of a party. Throughout the film, Zoya interacts with her surroundings as if she’s re-calibrating to them. As the plot unravels, so does she. In this story, appearances can be very deceiving.

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Lost

6:50 PM , Saturday September 24, 2022

2hrs 7 minutes

Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

)Cast: Yami Gautam Pankaj Kapoor Rahul Khanna

Synopsis – Lost is an emotional social thriller that represents a higher quest, a search for lost values of empathy and integrity. Inspired by true events, Lost is a story of a bright young woman crime reporter in her relentless search for truth behind the sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist.

Note: there will be a Q&A session with Director and Cast after each screening. Stay back and participate in the discussions.

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