Director: Nisha Ganatra 
Starring Roshan Seth, Madhur Jaffrey, Kal Penn. 

Indian-born Gopal is shocked when his wife and daughter desert him in the American suburb he has called home for twenty years. Alone for the first time in his life, Gopal turns to women's magazines and the Bollywood films of his youth for advice on navigating a romance with his next door neighbor, Mrs. Shaw. 

Directors: Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal 

As CEO of a rapidly expanding telemarketing company, Kas Lalani is eager to cash in on the swell of telemarketing opportunities ushered into India by globalization. Lalani taps into Bombay's (Mumbai's) highly educated, English-speaking youth base and pinpoints the most ambitious and enthusiastic among them to man telephone lines connecting them to the US, UK and Canada. This generation reared on MTV and fast food culture is more than eager to don westernized accents and work late night shifts in their pursuit of the American dream...Indian style.

Hindi Director: Afia NathAniel 

It is 1947. The newly created governments of India and Pakistan wish to exchange lunatics. Bishan Singh, a Sikh lunatic in Pakistan, wants to know whether his hometown, Toba Tek Singh, has gone to India or Pakistan. No one seems to know. A search for an identity in a world gone suddenly mad. 

Director: Deepika Daggubati 

Set against the rich backdrops of video games and Bollywood fantasies, this culture clash comedy explores the hopes and aspirations of a diverse group of characters of a Telugu-American family in a small West Texas town. Recent college grad Latha forsakes medical school and stumbles toward an uncertain future, while her parents' marriage strains under new temptations and old sacrifices. Holding fast to their dreams, the characters discover romance and opportunity in unexpected places.

Director: Ashvin Kumar 

Nominated for Oscar at the 2005 Academy Award and winner of many prestigious international awards, this short film tells the story of a 10 year old Pakistani boy who crosses the border with no way of getting back.

Director: Biju Viswanath 

This black comedy follows the travails of Mithalesh, an independent film director as he struggles to get his film screened despite a film culture is dominated by Bollywood. His optimistic friend Raja plans to show it by holding a small film festival in their hometown, though many obstacles remain, from an ancient film projector to the weak electric power to a sponsor company that's only interested in their bottom line. The single biggest problem, however, is that no one in town understands his film... 

Director: Dishad Husain 

This award-winning short film is a dark comedy about a British Muslim whose holiday in America takes a detour to a detention facility called Camp Liberty. 

Director: Theresa Thanjan 

The award-winning film provides a glimpse into the post 9/11 world of three youngsters impacted by the federal policy of Special Registration and prejudice in the USA.

Director: Ligy J Pullappally 

The Journey has been honored with the Chicago Award from the Chicago International Film Festival, The Lankesh Award for India's Best Debut Director and the John Abraham Special Jury Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film. Kiran and Delilah meet as young girls when Kiran's family returns to their ancestral home. The two form an instant friendship that continues into adolescence despite their divergent personalities. During an all-night study session, Kiran realizes that her feelings for Delilah have taken a new and unfamiliar turn. Unable to express herself openly, Kiran becomes Cyrano to local boy, Rajan, as he attempts to woo Delilah for himself. Delilah soon discovers the source of Rajan's inspired words and reciprocates Kiran's love. Their relationship flourishes in secret until a jealous Rajan tips off their parents. Swift action is taken to arrange a marriage for Delilah as Kiran tries desperately to find an avenue to happiness. Chicago filmmaker Ligy J. Pullappally approaches territory rarely navigated in Indian film and in doing so delivers a sensitively drawn love story. 

Directors: Atul Gupta, Shabnam Ara 

Rampant insurgency and international conflict in the beautiful Kashmir valley have led to heavy military presence in the region. National security takes precedence over all other issues. While the Indian army is stationed for the protection of the valley's denizens, the flip side is seldom talked about. Women, young and old, whose husbands and sons have disappeared upon being picked up by the Indian army for interrogation, await their return -- some for as long as two years. A hostile environment further threatened by the country's security forces is leading many people to question their allegiance to a country they have long called their own. 

Director: Raghu Jeganathan 

MEN OF BURDEN showcases touching stories of cycle-rickshaw drivers in the South Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Having practiced a lucrative profession during the years of French colonialism, rickshaw pullers today battle poverty, homelessness and hunger, struggling to survive the decline of their trade's value. Amidst the stories about struggle and survival, the men of burden find happiness and humor in life's simple surprises. An ode to the toils of these breadwinners, the film scores through its unexpected humorous moments and heartfelt compassion.

Director: Ankur Khanna 

Bad Habits is about a pair of kleptomaniacs, a man who isn't happy with his glasses and a boys who dislikes cars. Three interwoven narratives of whim, anxiety and anonymity in the city starring Konkona Sen Sharma.

Director: Samir Patel 

An evocative film about an established Indian motel owner in rural America haunted by visions of his late wife. He must realize the purpose of his life's journey or else succumb to his maddening grief.

Director: Mridu Chandra 

Imran Butt is a young Pakistani office worker caught in a soul-crushing, dead-end job at an international service center in Lahore. Having reached the end of his rope, Imran makes the drastic but seemingly logical decision to take control of his life once and for all -- by ending it.

Director: Tanuj Chopra 

In this feature debut, set during the sweltering heat of summer in post-9/11 Queens, Chopra, delves into heady issues of racism and identity, rage and redemption. Chopra heads an emerging wave of South Asian American filmmakers moving beyond formulaic family melodramas and exotic cultural ethnographies. His piercing look into the contemporary experience of desi youth difficult questions about America's delicate social balance, and refuses to indulge in easy resolutions.

Director: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm 

Based on a short story by Chet Williamson that originally appeared in New Yorker in 1983, the film is a faithful recreation of a 1930s-style newsreel. This movie includes over 75 shots which transform the actual shooting location into a faithful recreation of Yankee stadium as it was over seventy years ago.

Director: Helene Klowdawsky 

A story of love, revolution, and betrayal, No More Tears Sister explores the price of truth in times of war. Set during the violent ethnic conflict that has enveloped Sri Lanka over decades, the film beautifully renders the courageous and vibrant life of renowned human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. Wartime mother, university professor, wife, activist, and symbol of hope, Rajani was assassinated at the young age of thirty-five. This critically acclaimed film is superbly photographed, using rare archival footage and intimate correspondence; the story of Rajani and her family delves into a rarely explored theme - revolutionary women and their dangerous pursuit of justice.

Director: Abu Sayeed 

Winner at the Goa Film Festival, 2006 and the Kerala International Film Festival, 2006. A lower-middle class Bangladeshi family struggles after the father goes blind and the family's money has been wasted on a layabout son, forcing beautiful daughter Tithi to work as a prostitute to help out in this steady-eyed, non-judgmental look at the lives of Tithi and the people she comes in contact with through her job.

Director: Hyder Bilgrami, Tirthankar Das 

When Bob and Rex, both homeless and originally from India, meet each other, the experience is far from pleasant. Bob is the bully and Rex gets pushed around. Food and shelter are their only goals in life, and they remain distant from ambition and desires. Things start to change when they meet Sahana, a homeless Indian girl. Her views appeals to Bob's senses. He slowly starts questioning the very existence of his self and wants to face the truth and change. Rex is content with the present. Sahana's presence slowly causes a rift in their friendship. Emotions heighten to huge proportions resulting in nerve-wrecking climax. Do they survive the ordeal? Is Sahana able to eradicate the homeless mindset of Bob and Rex? Is Rex able to stop Bob?

Director: N. Rashed Chowdhury 

A 6-year old girl struggles to deal with the absence of her father and her mother's dalliance with other men.

Director: A K M Zakaria 

The film focuses on the complexities of man-woman relationship in a modern society, resulting in the breaking apart of a family. 

Director: Aminul Islam 

A documentary on acid violence in Bangladesh.

Directors: Madhuri Mohindar and Vaishali Sinha 

Set in a South Asian beauty parlor in the Queens borough of New York City, 'Red Roses' is a sociological portrait of women negotiating between the cross currents of two cultures. This gender oriented film is an exploration of how most South Asian women who come to the United States via marriage and family obligations seek to assert their individuality and freedom within their new cultural environment.

Director: Arun Singh 

After years of ups and downs, countless auditions and struggling to make it happen in New York, Meera realizes her true karma.

Director: J. P. Chang

No one hides more secrets than a dry cleaner. A disillusioned dry cleaner has his night interrupted by a blood-covered couple who demand a late night cleansing. What the couple don't know is that this young man has seen more than his fair share of dirty laundry.

Director: Theodore Bezaire 

In hope of impressing the object of her affection, 15-year-old Pria tries to lose her heavy South Asian accent by imitating lines from her favorite movies.

Directors: Richie Mehta, Stuart McIntyre

In a classic western showdown, a tabla player and a beat-boxer face off. 

Director: Shohini Ghosh
Presented By: Manavi

A groundbreaking documentary made by queer academic activist Shohini Ghosh about the struggles of a collective of about 60,000 sex workers in West Bengal, India who come together to fight for their legal and social rights. Through the stories of five sex workers (four women and one man) working in different red-light areas of Calcutta, the documentary makes an important feminist intervention into the divisive debate around the issues of trafficking and sex work. Pushing the envelope of sexual choice and self determination, the film shows how the collective deals with both the sexism of men and the heterosexism of some feminists to create deeply thoughtful ways of addressing what happens when sex becomes public and for profit.

Director: Grace Poore
Presented By: Manavi

Shot in India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States, and screened in 18 countries, this evocative, visually powerful documentary is about incestuous sexual abuse of the South Asian girl child. By interweaving survivors' narratives, including the producer's own story, with interviews with South Asian mental health professionals, and with statistical information, as well as poetry and art, THE CHILDREN WE SACRIFICE discloses the many layers of a subject traditionally shrouded in secrecy. Insights into the far-reaching psychological, social and cultural consequences of incest are accompanied by thoughtful assessments of strategies that have helped adult women cope with childhood trauma. The video also analyzes social and cultural resistance in South Asia and the Diaspora to dealing with incest's causes and its effects on its victims. This personal and collective letter from South Asian incest survivors and their advocates is both a validation of their struggle and a compelling charge to protect future generations of children better. 

Director:  Sachin Kundalkar                   
Starring Sonali Kulkarni

A film that gently revolves around food and life.
Two dynamic ladies - Janhavi (Jini) and Padmakka Patwardhan, descendants of a Maharashtrian royal family, run a restaurant. Food is entwined with their lives in various ways...Jini's loss of interest in cooking after the untimely death of her lover Paul; the conflict between the old and the modern as she wants to introduce new recipes in the menu; and ultimately, the realization that it is best to blend old and new for a harmonious relationship. That's what happens in people's lives as well. 
Due to a family dispute a court case looms large and it is possible that Jini could lose the beautiful bungalow, which is also the location of the restaurant. The livelihood of the two women is at stake.
 People close to Jini and Padmakka, like the old cook Rehmanchacha and the new chef Sameer, the young guitarist Chaitanya who entertains the guests, the workers Sangeeta and Angad and Advocate Deshpande who represents Jini in the court case, are concerned about the fate of the restaurant and extend their moral support at all times.
 Does Jini win the case and retain the bungalow? Does she get over the loss of Paul and return to her old ways? Will she ever regain her love for cooking... and consequently learn to enjoy life once again? Does Sameer make a mark in Jini's life and will Padmakka get back the Jini she once knew?

Director: Joy Chatterjee

Apu represents the simple village boy of rural Bengal. He is the creation of the writer Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay and he was immortalized on celluloid by the great film director Satyajit Ray. In this film, Apu himself narrates his story from book to film. 

Director: Sangita Shresthova 

Sangita, a dancer of Czech-Nepali origin, journeys to Kathmandu to explore how practitioners in the Himalayan kingdom negotiate Nepal's dance traditions in a period of rapid cultural change. In her attempts to map the current situation of dance in Kathmandu valley, she encounters her own teachers as well as younger dancers currently finding their way. Dancing Kathmandu tells stories of nostalgia, passion and survival through dance and dancers in the age of globalization.

Director: Konkona Sen Sharma

A family of pickpockets in Kolkata and a naming ceremony full of novelty.

Director: Shila Datta

The film explores the multi-dimensional facets of internationally acclaimed Bengali film actress Madhabi Chakraborty. Starting from her childhood to present period - the struggles and the achievements are shown here in three distinctive stages: professional theatre, amateur theare (office club) and the silver screen. Includes interviews with film personalities like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Singha, Harisadhan Dasgupta, Purnendu Patri and Soumitra Chatterjee along with clippings from films in which she has proved her artistic virtuosity. 

Director: Valarie Kaur, Sharat Raju

A turbaned Sikh man is murdered on Sept. 15, 2001 by a man who calls himself a patriot. In the aftermath of 9/11, as grief turns into rage on American city streets, temples are burned, homes vandalized, people assaulted. Armed with only a camera, an American college student journeys across the country to find out who counts as one of us in a world divided into us and them. Valarie Kaur captures hundreds of stories never before told - stories of fear and unspeakable loss, but also of resilience and hope - until she finally finds the heart of America, halfway around the world.

Director: Sanjeev Tiwari 

"One Long Night" is a story about the desperation to see a dawn that will signal the end of a darkness representative of scarcity, helplessness, and a losing battle for identity. This desperate bid is a metaphor for the eternal struggle between hope and despair. This is one long night indeed.

Director: Riaz Mehmood, Nadia Kurd

A cameraless, experimental video that examines Iraq's cultural history.

Director: Sabyasachi Dey

About a nuclear family and alienation.