One of the films to be showcased at this year's Chicago South Asian Film Festival is 7 Days in Slow Motion. The film has been selected for numerous prestigious film festivals and was recognized at the Asian Festival of First Films with a nomination for Best Writing. It also received Audience Awards from both the New Jersey South Asian Independent Cine Fest and the Stuttgart Indian Film Festival. 7 Days in Slow Motion was directed, written and produced by Umakanth Thumrugoti, a 15-year Disney Feature Animation veteran. The mission of the project was "to make a "fun" family film in India, for India, about today's Indian kids". BollySpice interviewed both the director Umakanth Thumrugoti and producer Soumya Sriraman, who gave us insight about making this family film, working with child artists, and more!
The director described 7 Days in Slow Motion as, "the common tale of academic pressure on kids and the children's...
The director described 7 Days in Slow Motion as, "the common tale of academic pressure on kids and the children's...
- 9/30/2010
- Bollyspice
Developed to promote South Asian culture throughout the Chicago area and Midwest, by showcasing filmmakers of South Asian descent as well as films that represent the perspective of the diaspora, the first Chicago South Asian Film Festival will run October 1-3, 2010. Over the three days the festival will showcase sixteen independent features, shorts, and documentaries made by acclaimed South Asian filmmakers from around the world. Many of the directors and stars of the films being presented will be there to walk the red carpet and some will take part in Q&A's : Deepti Naval, Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur, Aparna Sen, Ajay Naidu, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Umakanth Thumrugoti, Baljit Sangra, Ravi Kapoor, Ann Feldman, Bornila Chatterjee and Sandeep Sharma.
The highlight of the festival is Opening Night on Friday October 1, 2010. The opening night film is Deepti Naval's Two Paise for Sunshine Four Aanas for Rain, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapoor,...
The highlight of the festival is Opening Night on Friday October 1, 2010. The opening night film is Deepti Naval's Two Paise for Sunshine Four Aanas for Rain, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapoor,...
- 9/22/2010
- Bollyspice
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