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Cinequest Film Festival 2016 (CQFF2016) Indian Cinema Celebration
Cinequest, Silicon Valley’s vanguard arts organization, uniting the power of film, media communications, and technology, presents another stellar line-up of Indian Cinema for Cinequest Film Festival 2016 (CQFF2016), occurring March 1-13, in San Jose/Silicon Valley. Celebrating India’s long and storied cinematic history, CQFF26 offers three shining examples of the current state of Indian film art.
Nila (North American Premiere): A young man unexpectedly encounters his childhood sweetheart one rainy night and despite obvious warning signs, sets in motion a plan to reunite. Director Selvamani Selvaraj’s debut film deftly explores the murky realm of deceptive desire and the damaging consequences resulting from a passionate, but misguided pursuit of love.
Vartak Nagar-A Story of Four Crows (World Premiere): In 1982, the innocence of four boyhood friends is abruptly shattered during the Bombay Mill Strike and the encompassing violence imperils their lives. But through the combined forces of brotherhood, love, and the resilience of the human spirit, the boys not only survive, they thrive. First-time director Atul Taishete expertly merges an emotionally stirring coming-of-age tale with real life drama.
The Last Smile (World Premiere): An Indian-American father suddenly loses his son under mysterious circumstances and simply wants to know what happened. But his pursuit of the truth plunges him into the corrupt and shady underworld of the unregulated dietary supplements business, a thriving $37 billion industry. Inspired by a true story, this riveting drama exposes the greed-driven practices that prey on human vanity, gullibility, and the American obsession with the “quick fix.“
Cinequest Film Festival 2016 occurs March 1 – 13, 2016 in San Jose/Silicon Valley.
About Cinequest A vanguard organization set in the Silicon Valley, Cinequest’s uniqueness and impact result from being ahead of the curve in the powerful integration of creativity and technology. Cinequest fuses the world of the filmed arts with that of Silicon Valley’s innovation to empower youth, artists, and innovators to create and connect - driving transformations and a better tomorrow. Cinequest does this through Cinequest Film Festival, Picture The Possibilities, and its sister company Cinequest Mavericks Studio. (Voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers.)
Page 1 of 2 CQFF Partners: Applied Materials (NYSE: AMAT), City of San Jose, Barco (EBR:BAR), Kaiser Permanente, Harmonic (NYSE: HLIT), Synaptics (NYSE: SYNA), Canon (NYSE: CAJ), Panasonic (OTCMKTS:PCRFY), Cisco (NYSE: CSCO), Dolby (NYSE: DLB), Stella Artois (NYSE: AHBIF), Tito’s Handmade Vodka, , Google (NYSE: GOOG), SIMON Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), Atomos, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Hint Water, PayPal (NYSE: PYPL), Sonic.net, Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), Seagate (NYSE: STX), VTA, Agile Ticketing Solutions, NBC Bay Area, Metro, 94.5 KBAY, Mix 106.5, Fairmont San Jose (NYSE: FHR), Hyatt Place San Jose (NYSE: H), Hilton San Jose (NYSE: HLT), Marriott San Jose (NYSE: MAR), Hotel De Anza, Camera 12 Cinemas, and San Jose State University.
Picture The Possibilities Partners: Kaiser Permanente, The Hearst Foundations, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Morrison & Foerster Foundation, Capital Group, Hewlett Packard Workstations (NYSE: HPQ), Brett Company, AT&T (T) Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Google (NYSE: GOOG), Liquid Agency, Seagate (NYSE: STX), Litepanels, Cisco (NYSC: CSCO), AudioTechnica, Media Center, Adobe (NYSE: ADBE), Eddie Lira, GlideCam, Atomos, CreaTV, Rhino Camera Gear, Manfrotto, Red Giant (NYSE: REDG)
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