Program 27
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 13, 4:00PM

Tapish
United States / Drama / 19 mins
Director/Writer: Riva Vig
Producer: Aadi Sinha, Anushka Chilka, Linnea Downs
Cast: Arshia Sharma, Nitin Madan, Shrutant Ramaswamy
Tapish is a slow-cinema family drama set in the heat of summer, where the warmth feels both comforting and suffocating. The film is an intimate exploration of a South Asian family struggling with societal and self-imposed expectations. At the heart of the film is Mira, the eldest daughter, who is caught between her father and her absent mother, while grappling with her hidden queer relationship

Beliphool
Bangladesh / Drama / 22 mins
Director/Writer: Aniba Rahman
Producer: Aniba Rahman
A day in the life of Begum, the matriarch of a family of four generations of women.

My Little Clopfic
United States / Comedy / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Eve Peters
Producer: Shaha Magdiev
Cast: Sam Cusson, Sarah Nedwek
Lost on his way to a Brony convention, a teen recluse meets a woman he believes is his online best friend, only to have his entire world upended when her husband and family appear.

Mi hija
United States / Drama / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Francesca Gamba
Producer: Ananya Paul
Cast: Lily Kim
Mi hija follows a strained relationship between a first-generation American teenage daughter and her well-meaning yet controlling immigrant mother. As the daughter, Hija, prepares for a family trip, her mother's attempts to mold Hija into a young lady affect Hija's mental health in a quiet internal crisis. The story escalates into a painful confrontation between the two, with the hope for a more understanding future despite their generational and cultural differences.

Tail of Anguish
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director/Writer: Pranava Kumar
Producer: Nepal Arslan, Deborah Shonack, Pranava Kumar
Cast: Joshua Hawke Manson, Erich Rausch, Joe Casey
A middle-aged, recent divorcée is driven to madness when his neighbor brings home a dog that won’t stop barking.
