Projects in genres: Asian

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Alim thinks he's living with the ghost of Cary Grant - and with Cary's help Alim manages to keep his wonderful boyfriend and carefree London lifestyle hidden from his mother Nuru who lives oceans away in Toronto. But things get messy when Nuru arrives to visit - with the intention of persuading Alim to come 'home' and marry - and Alim has to choose between his relationships with his mother, his boyfriend and his imaginary friend.

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Asian Invasion is a fly on the wall, behind the scenes documentary of what was going to be one of the biggest events of its kind. Until things went wrong! This documentary follows a group of Asian models and the organisers as they try to put on the show of shows with Bollywood stars and Mainstream Bhangra groups participating.

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An Indian man, Rahul watches his girlfriend, Angie - whom he loves, leave to makeway for Sangita in his home and his life. Sangita is Rahul's wife from an arranged marriage in India. Rahul becomes a mute spectator to his changing life - rendered passive by tradition.

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When Ajay introduces his black girlfriend to Uncle Vikram the shock kills him instantly! A strange Will, a few white lies and a video tape later, lead to uproar in the Asian community. But will Ajay get to keep everything he so desperately wants?

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Set inside Tihar Central Jail in Dehli and shot over a period of a year, this film looks at life inside the jail focusing on a handful of characters. Raymond from London is on remand and is accused of smuggling 70 kgs of heroin. If convicted he would face the next 10 years in Tihar.

Lakshmi is in the women's part of the prison, serving life for the murder of her husband's mistress. She thinks about him all the time, even though he has not visited her for six years.

Bhabhuti, his wife, Prempatta and their son, Rama Shankar are all serving a life sentence for a death in the family. Prempatta's youngest daughter, Pushpa, also lives with her mother in the prison. But Puspha's future is uncertain as she is at an age when she must leave jail. There is a choice of either sending her to the village or to a boarding school where a charity has found a place for her. The film charts the conflicts that arise in the family as Pushpa's time of departure approaches.

The pressures of life in Tihar are movingly captured in this engaging documentary.

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One day top stylist Pim comes face to face with her past when Debbie walks into her salon and back into her memory. Pim's in turmoil as she remembers the summer day when they were ten and her then best friend rejected her. Pim's crime: her Asian hair was black, not blonde. Now Pim has Debbie's head in her hands. Pim has her chance for revenge.

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Liverpool, England. A Chinese Grocery. Three women sit making dumplings. Conversation turns to traditions, relationships and men and we discover that although distinctly Chinese, their subjects are universal concerns. A gentle informal picture of the women's everyday struggles framed by the distinctive Liverpool skyline and infused with a warm humour.

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This compelling film follows refugees Jamal and Enayatullah as they travel overland to London, passing through Iran, Turkey, Italy and France. Their fictitious journey is a distillation of the experiences of a multitude of real life asylum seekers and migrants - courageous and resourceful people seeking a better life but whose stories so often end in tragedy.

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This subtle, elliptic film follows a couple who return to the place they first met, exotic and seductive Goa, in the hope that this holiday will lift them out of the emotional and sexual despondency that their relationship has lapsed into.

However, they remain trapped in their pattern of social routine, until their encounter with a beautiful, enigmatic girl initiates a confrontation between husband and wife, which uncovers the secrets they had kept from themselves and each other.

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Safar is a tale of the Asian Diaspora told primarily through Super 8 'cine-letters' sent between India and England over a period of almost 40 years. It is one man's meditation, in old age, of how he came to lose his home.

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Faye, a contemplative hairdresser, swings moodily between her western aspirations and her Chinese origins. Huang, a Chinese photographer with an expired visa, washes up in a salsa bar when not caressing the city with his camera.

A faint romance temporarily flickers between them. Interweaving scenes, meanwhile, show us Cai and J J, two artists who appear to be in the act of preparing for some mysterious performance.

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Light romantic tale of six philosophy students: Three girls and three guys who take the day off lectures to enjoy a beautiful summer day in Mile End park. Along the way they learn more about each other than planned and discover that apart from being thinkers; They're Lovers, Fighters and Dreamers.