Projects in genres: Asian

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A retelling of Edward Lear's classic poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. Join Frank and Ella in an intimate interview as they share candid details of how they met and where they are now.

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When their best friend is the victim of a racist murder on a Birmingham campus, Alison, a feisty American student, and Arjun, an Indian who obsessively films everything, plot their revenge on Gordon, the rising star of the university's controversial 'English Society'.

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Basic dignity of queer people in India is under attack. An adorable Indian mother & her queer daughter spring into action by the Supreme Court's latest decision on anti-gay law, Section 377.

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Nice 2 Meet U is a 90-min Romantic Drama, set in London. It addresses the issues that arise from an interracial relationship and tries to find a steady balance between East and West. At its heart it is a feel-good film, which attempts to capture the excitement of falling in love for the first time.

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The Angel, in central Osaka, is one of the 30,000 love hotels to be found across Japan today. Love Hotels like The Angel can be rented by the hour or for days – they are used by all members of Japanese society including married couples and pensioners. Yet the special Fantasy or ‘concept’ love hotels like The Angel, that once boomed from the 1970s until a few years ago are now facing pressures from conservative lobby groups and rival chains, and many hotels are being forced out of business from a love hotel market that makes two times as much as Toyota Motors each year. Sofia International Film Festival 2015 - International premiere

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Discovering the day-to-day lives of old women through auntie Ganga, about their struggle to blend in with the society in spite of cultural and language barriers.

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In a tick box society where identity has become a commodity, this new dance film by Seeta Patel and Kamala Devam sees them take a humorous look at how they as artists are influenced by the expectations and definitions placed upon them.

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Monsoon Shootout explores the impact that one’s choices make on the lives of others. As heavy monsoon rains lash the badlands of Mumbai, Adi, a rookie cop out on his first assignment faces a life altering decision when he must decide whether to shoot or not to shoot. The film presents three scenarios, all resulting from the decision that Adi makes. Each decision takes him on a journey that pits him against a system that demands a compromise on his morals. Finally, however, Adi and we come to understand that every choice has its price.

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Two brothers, both wonderful chefs, fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half – one brother gets the starters and the other gets the main courses. They set up rival restaurants, on opposite sides of the same road, and spend the next twenty years trying to outdo each other. Neither brother will admit it but they both know they are not entirely successful in the ‘other half’ of the menu. It takes a daughter – a successful London lawyer, Shalini, marrying a man from a different ethnic background – to reunite them. She is planning her marriage and is determined that they will both attend. Can the men bury the hatchet without actually burying the kitchen knife?

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Ali stands out. He’s a soldier in uniform in a busy train station. He’s also one of the few British Muslims in the Armed Forces. Returning home from Afghanistan unexpectedly, he slowly adjusts to the suburban English surroundings and faces renewed tensions from his family and community.

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Yoshi, an elderly Japanese immigrant in Los Angeles, struggles to care for his wife Aiko. On the day Aiko's Alzheimer's disease turns her into a frighteningly different person Yoshi doubts the most important thing in his life: his love for his wife.

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London, 1965. Nizam is depressed, drinking heavily and convinced that his wife Marjorie, who left him when their son was born, will return. In the course of one day, Nizam remembers his courtship and marriage in the fifties and in 2012 we see what happens, when Sajid finally finds Marjorie.