12th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
May 23-27, 2012
The Plan
The Color of Anger
Saturday, May 26, 2012, 3.00 pm, Theatre 1, Tribeca Cinemas.
LET'S BE OUT, THE SUN IS SHINING Directed by: Bornila Chatterjee India. 2012. 83 minutes. Cast: Lipica Shah, Scott Lyman, Angela Gulner, Elijah Bx`ridges, Margaret Ying Drake, Jabari Brisport, Madeleine James, Samrat Chakrabarti
Synopsis: Let's Be Out, The Sun Is Shining is about a shy Indian-American receptionist named DIYA (Lipica Shah) with romantic notions of love who falls in love with a charismatic Brooklyn bartender PADDY (Scott Lyman) to whom everyone is disposable. When Paddy rejects Diya for another woman (Madeleine James), she immerses herself in his world of struggling actors and musicians (Angela Gulner, Eli Bridges, Margaret Ying Drake, Jabari Brisport) who live potentially displaced in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Though Diya's protective older brother (Samrat Chakrabarti) and uncle (Anil Chandiramani) do not understand her need to "change the pattern" of her life, the magnetism and passion of this new circle of friends teaches Diya a few important lessons about lust, love and staying true to oneself.
Bornila Chatterjee was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Calcutta, India. As a teenager, she acted in plays produced by the Seagull Foundation for the Arts and the Red Curtain Theater Company and had the opportunity to learn from and work with Indian stage veterans Zarin Chaudhry, Katie Lai Roy and Jayant Kripalani. Bornila's theater roots sparked a curiosity about filmmaking - she came back to the United States and in 2008, graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and Television. Her short student film "Dida Reema Anjana" received the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Grant and premiered at the 2009 San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival. Bornila is the Managing Director of
Stonestreet Studios, a screen acting school and film production company in Manhattan. "Let's Be Out, The Sun is Shining" is her first feature film.
With
The Plan by Vivek Sharma Directed by: Vivek Sharma
Cast: Abisha Uhl, Nina Covalesky, Sana Idnani, Jimmy Destri
USA.2011. 14 minutes. English
Kat is a struggling musician who works as a receptionist at an audio post-production facility in New York City, where she records her music at night. As Kat deals with her ailing girlfriend in the hospital, Radhika, she must also handle her bitchy boss, Janine. When Kat seems on the verge of getting a record deal, Janine exhibits signs of jealousy, and Kat may need a backup plan.
Vivek Sharma has directed films, and commercials for American Express and Stolichnaya among others. His passion is documenting the arts and supporting the arts community. He is currently finishing a digital installation piece – "Tree" – about the life of a tree portrayed by dancing humans. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his life-partner, Andrew Stone, and their dog, Dido.
With
The Color of Angerby Vishesh Sharma Directed By: Vishesh Sharma
Cast: John Borras, Wanda Colon, Jeremy Gallant
USA. 2011. 9 mins 45 sec. English.
Color of anger is the story of a teenage boy's natural instinct to revolt and rebel with the deadly combination of his drug addiction and extreme athleticism (Parkour skills), against his domineering abusive father. One such state of angst transforms his rebellion into a seemingly criminal intent. He is transported into a fatal world where the lines between real and illusion are blurred.
Vishesh is a New York based Producer, Director & Editor. Vishesh grew up in Delhi, India. Coming from a family of film distributors, Vishesh was always interested in various aspects of media and entertainment. Vishesh got his first real opportunity while still at college, editing a short documentary for Scindia school
After Graduating from Delhi University he started working full time for Advertising Production Company called Watermark Films. Vishesh worked with Dibakar Banerjee & Amitabh Roy on different ad campaigns, getting a lot experience in ad filmmaking and production in India. He explored other areas of entertainment as well, including music, fashion shows, TV & film. He joined Weshiv Wision Production house in Delhi in 1999 before he moved to the US in July 2000.
He started working with Cinemaya Media as an editor and went on to becoming an assistant producer. Vishesh joined ImaginAsian TV in June 2004, as an editor & an assistant producer. He has climbed his way up the corporate ladder, and became a Producer with ImaginAsian TV. His company recognized his talent and hard work and gave him Employee of the Year award in 2007. He has won many awards for his work. He continues to challenge himself everyday and explore his creativity further. He just finished directing his first short feature film "Color of Anger".
Bornila Chatterjee was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Calcutta, India. As a teenager, she acted in plays produced by the Seagull Foundation for the Arts and the Red Curtain Theater Company and had the opportunity to learn from and work with Indian stage veterans Zarin Chaudhry, Katie Lai Roy and Jayant Kripalani. Bornila's theater roots sparked a curiosity about filmmaking - she came back to the United States and in 2008, graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and Television. Her short student film "Dida Reema Anjana" received the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Grant and premiered at the 2009 San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival. Bornila is the Managing Director of
Stonestreet Studios, a screen acting school and film production company in Manhattan. "Let's Be Out, The Sun is Shining" is her first feature film. 
Vivek Sharma has directed films, and commercials for American Express and Stolichnaya among others. His passion is documenting the arts and supporting the arts community. He is currently finishing a digital installation piece – "Tree" – about the life of a tree portrayed by dancing humans. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his life-partner, Andrew Stone, and their dog, Dido. 
Vishesh is a New York based Producer, Director & Editor. Vishesh grew up in Delhi, India. Coming from a family of film distributors, Vishesh was always interested in various aspects of media and entertainment. Vishesh got his first real opportunity while still at college, editing a short documentary for Scindia school
After Graduating from Delhi University he started working full time for Advertising Production Company called Watermark Films. Vishesh worked with Dibakar Banerjee & Amitabh Roy on different ad campaigns, getting a lot experience in ad filmmaking and production in India. He explored other areas of entertainment as well, including music, fashion shows, TV & film. He joined Weshiv Wision Production house in Delhi in 1999 before he moved to the US in July 2000.
He started working with Cinemaya Media as an editor and went on to becoming an assistant producer. Vishesh joined ImaginAsian TV in June 2004, as an editor & an assistant producer. He has climbed his way up the corporate ladder, and became a Producer with ImaginAsian TV. His company recognized his talent and hard work and gave him Employee of the Year award in 2007. He has won many awards for his work. He continues to challenge himself everyday and explore his creativity further. He just finished directing his first short feature film "Color of Anger".