DECEMBER FILMS
By Mabel Pais LAST FILM SHOW Dir/Writ: Pan Nalin l Gujarati w/Eng subs l 1h 51m India’s Official Submission for…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)IAAC CONTINUES INDIA@75 CELEBRATIONS WITH LITFEST
By Mabel Pais Featuring Conversations with NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER KAILASH SATYARTHI, INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE WINNER DAISY ROCKWELL & PADMA…
Read MoreSOUND UNSEEN + MUSIC FEST USHERS IN 23RD EDITION
By Mabel Pais The Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival (November 3-6 in Austin, November 9-13 in Minneapolis) presents its…
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RELIVE THE SUSPENSE OF ‘JAWS’ IN CONCERT WITH NJSO
By Mabel Pais Relive the thrilling suspense of ‘Jaws’ as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) plays the iconic score…
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NJSO CONCERT FILMS WITH XIAN ZHANG HONORED WITH EMMYS
By Mabel Pais TWO NJSO Concert Films (created during pandemic) RECEIVE Mid-Atlantic EMMY® AWARDS Dream Play Films and 7 Wonders…
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NYC FEST INTERSECTSART WITH SCIENCE
By Mabel Pais New York City’s Imagine Science Film Festival announced the lineup of films and events for the hybrid…
Read MoreA FILM FESTIVAL NOTEWORTHY LIKE NO OTHER
By Mabel Pais ‘Double Exposure’ Investigative Film Festival for its eighth annual season presents the 11 investigative feature films selected…
Read MorePRACTICING GRATITUDE IN “MOTHER” NATURE
By Mabel Pais GRATITUDE REVEALED Dir: Louie Schwartzberg l USA l 2022 l 1h 22m SPECIAL NYC SCREENING to show…
Read More10th SIIMA Awards witness the best of South Indian cinema
By Murtaza Ali I havehad the pleasure of attending the10th edition of South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), which was…
Read MoreLAKE TRAVIS FILM FEST BRINGS THIRD EDITION
By Mabel Pais The Ugly Truth Director: Krishna Ashu Bhati The Lake Travis Film Festival’s 3rd edition returns September 15-18…
Read MoreCIFF MARKS 18TH EDITION
By Mabel Pais Featuring SHAUNAK SEN’S All That Breathes GEETA GANDBHIR & SAM POLLARD’S Lowndes County And The Road To…
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OSCAR® WINNERS, FILMMAKING LEGENDS HEADLINE OLLYSHORTS FEST
Features NAMAN GUPTA’S ‘COMING OUT WITH THE HELP OF A TIME MACHINE’ GAURI ADELKAR’S ‘A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE’ ZAHIDA…
Read MoreFILMS REVEAL ASIAN AMERICAN BIAS STILL EXISTS
By Mabel Pais ‘ASIAN AMERICANS,’ to celebrate ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, was aired as a five-part documentary television series. This…
Read MoreDISABILITY IN FILM
By Mabel Pais Honoring July as Disability Pride Month, we have 'Let Me Be Me.' “This movie is heartbreaking and…
Read MoreNYC CELEBRATES FESTIVAL OF CINEMA
By Mabel Pais FESTIVAL OF CINEMA (FOC NYC) returns to New York city for its 6th annual edition as a…
Read MoreASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF DALLAS (AFFD) RETURNS TO IN-PERSON
By Mabel Pais ROSHAN SETHI’S ‘7 DAYS’ - CLOSING NIGHT SATYAJIT RAY’S ‘JALSAGHAR’ - NARRATIVE NIKITA HATTANGADY’S ‘FALAFEL’ - SHORT…
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VIKAS KHANNA’S ROOFTOP PARTY CELEBRATES TRIBECA FEST’S LGBTQ+ FILM HONORS
By Mabel Pais The Who's Who of Manhattan celebrated the success in the Tribeca Film Festival 2022 of Naman Gupta's…
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“Heart Valley” Written & Produced by Kiran Sidhu wins Best Documentary Short By Mabel Pais “Stories About Helpful People” Co-Directed…
Read MoreJUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE THE LONG ROAD STILL AHEAD
By Mabel Pais NJPAC’S STAND IN SOLIDARITY FOR JUNETEENTH: OVERCOMING ECONOMIC RACISM The racial wealth gap in our country is…
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NYC COUNCIL SPEAKER ADAMS WITH FTH “CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY” IN CHARLES DREW PARK
By Mabel Pais Enjoy the best of the borough of Queens’ cultural diversity and talent at the “Celebrate Our Community”…
Read MoreNYIFF 2022 CELEBRATES CLOSING WITH AWARDS NIGHT
NYIFF AWARDS/QUEENS CULTURAL DIVERSITY By Mabel Pais CLOSING FILM Acelebratory gesture distinguished the close of the 22nd annual New York…
Read MoreHRWFF RETURNS WITH 33RD EDITION
By Mabel Pais The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF), now in its 33rd year, will present a hybrid full…
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LAAPFF CELEBRATES CREATIVE VOICES IN 38TH EDITION
DIRECTOR MIRA NAIR RECEIVES LAAPFF LEGACY AWARD By Mabel Pais The best of Asian Pacific American films and filmmakers from…
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HARLEM I (Hi) FILM FEST
By Mabel Pais Krishna Ashu Bhati’s “The Ugly Truth” and Swapna Kurup’s ''Ela: Breaking Boundaries'' among them The Harlem International…
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NYIFF HONORS INDIA’S 75TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCEIN 22ND EDITION By Mabel Pais
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) presents its annual event with its 22nd edition highlighting the impact of Indian…
Read MoreREELABILITIES FILM FEST RETURNS
By Mabel Pais The ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York returns for its 14th annual event, April 7-13, 2022 organized and…
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BOLLYWOOD NOSTALGIA OPENS 24TH NYSJ FILM FEST
By Mabel Pais ''SHALOM BOLLYWOOD” opens the 24th edition of the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF). The Festival…
Read MoreLAAPFF MARKS 37
By Mabel Pais SHORT FILMS FROM DIRECTORS SHARMILA RAY: “DEVOTEE,” “URVASHI PATHANIA: “UNMOTHERED,” NIRAV BHAKTA: “THANK YOU, COME AGAIN,” ALISHA…
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By Mabel Pais SUMMER OF 85 DIR: François Ozon l 2020 l France l French w/Eng Subs l Color l…
Read MoreMOMA CELEBRATES VEINTE POR VEINTE
By Mabel Pais Veinte por veinte (20 for 20): Celebrating Cinema Tropical August 26 – October 5, 2021 MoMA, Online…
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