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FIFTH ANNUAL IAAC FILM FESTIVAL: Indian Independent & Diaspora Films
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India Spiceland by Rahul Das
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Sunday, November 06, 2005 |
Theatre 2 |
Running Time : 14:30 Minutes
Year of Completion: 2005 |
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 Writer/Director/Producer: Rahul Das
Assistant Producer: Tommi Cahill
Cinematographer: Alicia Robbins
Cast: Kahlil Joseph, Kristina Korn, Darine El-Khatib, Javed Hossain, Shireen Ahmed
Assistant Producer: Tommi Cahill
Cinematographer: Alicia Robbins
Script Development: Lou Florimonte
First Assistant Director: Cy Kuckenbaker
Second Assistant Director: Mike Hartigan, Simon Chung
Assistant Cameraperson: Lawrence Montemayor, Jay Y. Corria, Jeff Chang
Gaffer: David Smith
Sound Recording: Alma Reyes, David Rogge, Eric Johnson
Boom Operator: Angie Bryant, Justin Lott
Art Director: Rahul Das
Make-up person: Galaxy
Assistant Editor: Pravesh Gurung
Post Production Sound: Alma Reyes
Music: Sam Lustig
Color Correction: John Hawk
Sound Mixer: Craig Smith
Camera and Sound Equipment: California Institue Of The Arts
Film Processing: Magic Film & Video Works
Telecine: Ascent Media Lab
Post Production Facilities: Hollywood Foreign Press Digital Lab
Website Designer: Collin Graham
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“INDIA SPICELAND”: love and longing- in a grocery store.
Maneesh is finding it hard adjusting to America. Tiffany, his white girlfriend is sympathetic. Against his apprehensions, she takes him to an Indian grocery store. Once inside, Maneesh is overwhelmed by the nostalgic settings. He tries to share with Tiffany his past but finds Tiffany incapable of fully relating to his experiences. As their cultural differences become apparent, in walks Savitri, the beautiful daughter of the storeowner. Drawn by the ideal image of Indian beauty, Maneesh makes an excuse to Tiffany and approaches Savitri.
Alternately comedic and introspective, India Spiceland is about love and cultural identity in a foreign land.
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Rahul Das' films celebrate the individual's quest for identity, love, and acceptance in a culture where one's destiny is often pre-determined with birth. A unique blend of narrative, documentary, and photographic art, they capture the emotional complexities of the human condition and celebrate the triumph of the indomitable spirit.
His internationally acclaimed film ‘Shere Punjab’(The Lionhearted), a documentary about rickety trucks, colorful drivers and quaint roadside dhabas (motels) of Northern Indian, has been screened in International exhibitions like UNESCO's Travel Briefcase, Switzerland, Kyoto International Students’ Film Festival, Japan, International Three Continents Documentary Film Festival, Argentina , Film South Asia, Nepal, Dubai Media City Ibdaa Awards, UAE, Movement of Documentalistas, South America , Wisconsin Video Film Festival, Madison, USA , etc. His recent films- “Men & Women” is included in the New Screen Television Program, Orlando; “Goodnight” was screened in the 3 rd CrossTown Film Festival, Los Angeles; and “India Spiceland” in the Fifth Annual Indo- American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, Seattle’s 2 nd Independent South Asian Film Festival and FILMI 6- South Asian film festival of Toronto, Canada.
Rahul has been awarded the prestigious Taraknath Das Foundation Grant by Colombia University, the Student Academy Grant by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the New Filmmaker Grant by Panavision. Rahul is pursuing his Masters in Film Directing from the California Institute of the Arts.
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