About Us
Our Mission
The mission of NJISACF will be to promote and recognize the talents of the new, the established, the underrepresented, the best and the brightest Independent South Asian filmmakers from across the globe. Our line up of great films covers a wide spectrum of genres and lengths. They reflect the diverse experiences, cultures and histories of the South Asian diaspora in the USA and elsewhere, thereby encouraging cross-cultural dialog and understanding in a multicultural society like ours. The festival’s mission is also to facilitate a thriving and dynamic interaction and dialog among filmmakers, writers, actors, producers, film critics, film scholars, film industry professionals, the movie-loving public, and the American society in general. We believe that these films can inspire, inform and unite South Asian filmmakers and people across the tri-state area, and reaffirm our identity. We believe in our cause, we truly believe that this occasion will soon become an integral part of the heritage of New Jersey
Asian American Film and Theater Project PO Box 136 Monmouth Junction New Jersey, 08852, USA Phone : 732 310 0236 email: asamfilmtheater@yahoo.com
We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. - Whoopi Goldberg
Festival Director
Sakti Sengupta
Board of Advisors
Rupinder Nayyar
Ajay Bansiwal
Arvind Agrawal
Kulraaj AnandFilm Curator (India region)
Girish Ranade
Sanjeeban GuhaFestival Coordination
Antara Mandal
Marketing
Neha Mahajan (Lead)
Festival Programming
Rajesh Chandrashekaran (Lead)
Shefali Mehta
Arun Verma
Pradeep KapoorHospitality
Dhriti Bagchi
Madhu Sehgal
Madan Vazirani
Kangan Gogia
Shampa Bhattacharjee
Rishi BhattacharjeeTicketing & Front Desk
Sandya Rai
Manjula Sohal
Srilatha Kenath
Dipa Mandal
Kasturi SenguptaVenue and Q&A Management
Ramesh Kenath
Nutan Fatnani
Priya Shah
Ramesh Bhatia
Sanjay Nambiar
Viswanadham Gadey
Smita Abbi
Neeta Vyas
Ritu GoyalPanel Discussion Coordination
Shefali Mehta (Lead)
Srilatha Kenath
Lakshmi MenonScreening Management
Arun Verma
Valerie Daniels
Evelyn TuPhotography
Pradeep Kapoor
Ranojoy Ghoshal
Mohuya GhoshalWebmaster & Graphic Designer
Neha Bhatt




