April 19th    7:00 p.m.

Opening Night
Desh Pardesh: Homelands, Family, Religion, Love & Arranged Marriages.

• Seven Hours to Burn  by Shanti Thakur 9 min.

A visually expressive personal documentary that explores a family’s history.

• Don’t Ask Why   by Sabiha Sumar 58 min.

A beautifully realized and rare portrait of girls in South Asia and their relationship to Islam at the beginning of the 21st century.

• What’s Love Got to Do With It?   by Emily Ting 29 min.

This documentary focuses on a South Asian-American community and their experiences with a centuries old custom, arranged marriage. It takes you into the lives of young American Desis who are willingly placing their destiny in the hands of parents, professional matchmakers, and Internet matrimonial ads.

• Diwali   by Nick Sivakumaran 16 min.

A comedy about how far one man will go to win the girl of his dreams.

Guest appearance by dir. Emily Ting & dir. Nick Sivakumaran.

Chicago premiere

Co-sponsored with Indo-American Center & Indo-American Democratic Organization (IADO).