| SORRY BHAI Directed by Onir. India 2008, 118 min. In Hindi with English subtitles. US Premiere.  Synopsis: In Onir’s breezy romantic comedy, Siddharth, a shy but charming young scientist, travels to Mauritius for the wedding of Harsh, his elder brother (Sanjay Suri). Accompanying him is his overbearing mother (Shabana Azmi) and his jovial father (Boman Irani). But when Siddharth meets his brother’s fiancée, who has been assigned to showing the visitors the sights of the lovely Indian Ocean Island, he discovers that they have a lot of interests in common. Also with Sharman Joshi, Chitrangda Singh. Shabana Azmi, Sanjay Suri and Onir in person. Preceded by: OMAR. From I AM, a series of 4 short films. Directed by Onir, 2009, 20 min. US Premiere. I AM OMAR is a story that exposes the nexus between the police and male sex workers to harass gay men by using article 377. Its a part of the I AM feature ... which is a collection of four stories( www.iamthefilms.com). The film will be screened as a WORK IN PROGRESS Sneak Preview.Screening Venue: The Quad Cinema - 34 West 13th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues. Thursday, November 12 at 9:00 PM Purchase tickets at Quad Cinema or MovieTickets.com With thanks to our screening partner Your Dill |