New Brit-Asian Shorts
Strand: SHORT FILMS PROGRAMME
Support your local filmmaker! A showcase of exciting and diverse emerging British Asian filmmaking talent is presented, as part of LIFF’s highlight of British Asian focus. From award-winning dramas to insightful docs, we see a rarely presented slice of life of Asian Britain today. Expect a discussion with young filmmakers on stage.
London | Barbican
June 30, 2021 6:10 pm
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Alien Culture
Year: | Country: UK
Director: Iesh Thapper | Run time: 16 |
Language: English
Southall 1979 with tensions running high, a young man thinks his brother is in trouble but the truth is far from what he imagined.
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#WeAreHere
Year: | Country:
Director: Hussina Raja | Run time: 4 mins |
Language: English
Short film dissecting representation of South Asians in film & TV.
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Vest
Year: | Country:
Director: Samir Mallal | Run time: 12 mins |
Language: English
A fostered little boy runs away from home to potentially dire consequences.
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Khaana
Year: | Country:
Director: Cary Rajinder Sawhney | Run time: 8 mins |
Language: English
An orthadox Muslim woman living in London goes a quest to find the perfect food.
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I Choose
Year: | Country:
Director: Tina Pastora | Run time: 12 mins |
Language: English
A young woman battling inner conflict and cultural heritage, escapes to Wales with her two daughters.
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Chariot Riders
Year: | Country:
Director: Kate Jessop | Run time: 5 mins |
Language: English
A charming tale of a young boy’s feelings of love for his best friend, another boy.
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Little Elephant
Year: | Country:
Director: Dir: Kate Jessop | Run time: 5 mins |
Language: English
The estranged relationship between a father and his lesbian daughter, now a young mother, unfolds as both characters reflect upon their past memories and lost connections
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Armour
Year: | Country:
Director: Chila Kumari Singh Burman & Susanne Dietz | Run time: 5 mins |
Language: English
A short film exploring British Asian identity through the use of decorative symbols and jewelled body stickers.
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Meow or Never
Year: | Country:
Director: Neeraja Raj | Run time: 10 mins |
Language: English
Madcap animated musical about a cat astronaut travelling the galaxy for the meaning of life.