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32 INDIA ABROAD May 4, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Lights Out: 18th Annual New York The N.Y. Indian Indian Film Film Festival Begins Festival A scene from the opening night film SCHEDULE "Nude." Ravi Jadhav's Marathi Premieres aplenty at Lower East Side fest for cinephiles film, will have its U.S. SUNDAY May 8 premiere on May 7. “CRD” New York Premiere Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 6.00 pm, Auditorium 2 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. “Take Off” Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 6.15 pm. Auditorium 3 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-screening discussion with director Mahesh Narayan. Winner: National Film Awards 2018 - Best Production Design, Special Mention Parvathy and the film. “My Pure Land” North America Premiere Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 6.30 pm. Auditorium 4 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. By Bhargavi Kulkarni will keep them coming job as a nude model at an art Britain's Official Entry Best back for more." school — a profession she Foreign Language Film Category, 90th Academy our world premieres, The festival, at the keeps a secret, out of Awards two international pre - Village East Cinemas fear, in order to sur - mieres, six North on Manhattan’s vive. American premieres, Lower East Side, “Omerta” is “Shakespeare Wallah” F one U.S. premiere and will also pay trib - described by the Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 7 11 New York premieres ute to Shashi NYIFF as a “mind- pm. Auditorium 5 from India, Pakistan, Kapoor and numbing and cere - Village East Cinemas, 2nd Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as Sridevi, two icons bral take on this Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. well as North America and the of the Indian film complex paradox of Post-Screening discussion with director James Ivory United Kingdom, will be industry who died Omar Saeed Sheikh, and actress Madhur Jaffrey unveiled at the 18th edition of in the last five played by Rajkummar Winner: Silver Bear Award the New York Indian Film months. Rao. Omertà is the code for Best Actress (Madhur Festival being held May 7 to 12 The opening film of silence, punishable by Jaffrey), 15th Berlin in Manhattan. The six-day festi - will be Ravi Jadhav's death if violated. The International Film Festival val will screen 78 films in 11 lan - Marathi film “Nude,” secrets of the real Omar will guages: English, Hindi, Marathi, making its U.S. premiere. go with him to his grave; this Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, The festival will close with the Omertà is a look at trying to Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, New York premiere of understand the mind of a man Bengali and Assamese. “Omerta,” Hansal Mehta’s who is out of touch with the “NYIFF is known around the biopic on Islamic fundamental - world — a man who lives two world for its top-notch, out-of- ist Omar Saeed Sheikh. lives, a man who has a wife and the-box programming, and this Miransha Naik’s Konkani film child, but no friends except year is no different," said “Juze,” will be the centerpiece those who further his needs.” founder Aroon Shivdasani. "The film, making its North American The film “Juze” is set in New York audience is sophisti - premiere May 10. Boribmol, a village in Goa with a cated, well-traveled, educated “Nude” is the story of large immigrant population. The and discerning; as such, our Yamuna, whose husband aban - NYIFF promotional materials content reflects what we think dons her and their 12-year-old describe the plot: “The village is will resonate with the cinephiles son for another woman. She Tisca Chopra in ruled by an abusive, thuggish of this cosmopolitan city and relocates to Mumbai and finds a “The Hungry.” bully, Juze, known as the ‘slum Continued on page 36 INDIAABROAD .COM 34 INDIA ABROAD May 4, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 18th Annual New York Indian Film Festival May 7-12, 2018 TUESDAY May 8 WEDNESDAY May 9 OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY May 9 THURSDAY May 10 MONDAY May 7 “Ajj” (“Granny”) “Balekempa” (“The Bangle “c/o Kancharapalem” “Abu” (Father) New York Premiere Seller”) World Premiere International Premiere of the Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 9.00 North America Premiere Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ Urdu Version pm. Auditorium 2 Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ 9.30 pm. Auditorium 4 Post-Screening discussion with Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave 6.15 pm. Auditorium 3 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave director Arshad Khan @ 12th Street, NYC. Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-screening discussion @ 12th Street, NYC. North America of Ravi Jadhav's Post-Screening discussion with “Gali Guleiyaan” (In the with producer Siddharth Post-Screening discussion “Nude” director G.R. Venkatesh Maha Shadows) Anand Kumar with director Ere Gowda Monday May 7, 2018 @ 6.00 pm. New York Premiere Winner: FIPRESCI Award at Auditorium 1 THURSDAY May 10 Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 9.15 the 47th International Film Village East Cinemas, 2nd Avenue pm.Auditorium 3 Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) @ 12th Street, NYC. “Bird of Dusk” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave 2018 North America Premiere World Premiere @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-screening discussion with Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 6.00 Winner: Jury Grand Prize, director Ravi Jadhav & cast, “The Summer of Miracles” pm. Auditorium 2 India Gold Section, Mumbai Afterparty North America Premiere Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Film Festival (MAMI) 2017 @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-Screening discussion with Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ May 7th Tickets: Red carpet, Post-Screening discussion with cinematographer Kai 6.30 pm. Auditorium 4 cocktail party, opening Night film director Sangeeta Datta Miedendrop Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave screening, post-screening discus - @ 12th Street, NYC. sion with Director & cast, “Venus” Winner: Kerala State Awards Afterparty. “Juze” Shorts D — Dramatic Stories 3 Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 9.15 2018 Special Mention, Acting Tickets: $50 general admission; $45 North America Premiere Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 9.30 pm. Auditorium 3 (Chandra Kiran GK); London IAAC members. Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Asian Film Festival 2018, Best Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 6.15 pm. Auditorium 4 pm. Auditorium 3 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. Debut Film May 6th + 7th Tickets Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-Screening discussion (2 wonderful evenings): Gala on the @ 12th Street, NYC. “Torn Pages” with director Eisha Marjara Cornucopia Majesty Yacht on May “Heat and Dust” Post-Screening discussion with “Irupuram” (“Two Sides”) 6th: Gala on board the Cornucopia director Miransha Naik “Maa” Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ 7 Majesty Yacht. Dine and dance Shorts B — Dramatic Stories 1 “Neend” (Sleep) pm. Auditorium 5 while sailing around the NYC “Payal” Tuesday May 8, 2018 @ 9.30 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave harbor. Live auction, jazz band, pre - “To Let” “Everything is Fine” pm. Auditorium 4 @ 12th Street, NYC. mium bar, gourmet dinner, dance Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 6.30 “Clash of Morality” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Post-Screening discussion performance, Mira Nair & Salman pm. Auditorium 4 “Shunyata” (“The Void”) @ 12th Street, NYC. with director James Ivory and Rushdie speak + May 7th Red car - “Perspective” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave actress Madhur Jaffrey pet, cocktail party, opening Night “Mandi” (“The Market”) @ 12th Street, NYC. film screening. “Humming Bird” Winner: National Film Awards “Mayurakshi” Tickets: $500; $380 IAAC Members. “Majaal Hai” 2018 - Best Tamil Film Friday May 11, 2018 @ 6.00 “ReFraction” CLOSING NIGHT pm. Auditorium 2 “Fifteen Years Later” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave “Al-war” “Autobiography of a Princess” @ 12th Street, NYC. SATURDAY May 12 “Moongfali Wala” (The Peanut Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 7.00 Winner: National Film Awards Seller) “Omerta” pm. Auditorium 5 2018 - Best Bengali Film “Mehram” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Post-Screening discussion with New York Premiere @ 12th Street, NYC. director Atanu Ghosh Saturday May 12, 2018 @ 6 pm. Post-Screening discussion with Auditorium 1 SUNDAY May 9 director James Ivory and Village East Cinemas, 2nd Avenue actress Madhur Jaffrey “Chumbak” (“The Lottery”) @ 12th Street, NYC. “Bhasmasur” “The Hungry” New York Premiere Tickets: $50, $45 IAAC members. Friday May 11, 2018 @ 6.15 pm. New York Premiere New York Premiere (includes Red carpet, Cocktail Party, Auditorium 3 Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ Wednesday May 9, 2018 @ Hansal Mehta's “Omerta,” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave 6.00 pm. Auditorium 2 9.00 pm. Auditorium 2 post-screening discussion, Award @ 12th Street, NYC. Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave Ceremony, Afterparty) Post-Screening discussion with @ 12th Street, NYC. @ 12th Street, NYC. Post-screening discussion with director Sandeep Modi Post-Screening discussion Post-Screening discussion director Hansal Mehta and actor with director Nishil Sheth with director Bornila Rajkummar Rao Chatterjee, and co-scriptwriter and producer Tanaji Dasgupta “Light in the Room” World Premiere Friday May 11, 2018 @ 6.30 Shorts A — LGBTQ Stories pm. Auditorium 4 “Mehnd” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave “Sariwala” @ 12th Street, NYC. “Arrangement” Winner: Kerala State Awards “The Homestay” 2018, Best Film, Best Character “Maacher Jhol” (“The Fish “Kumbh” Actor (Pouly Valsan), Best Curry”) Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 9.00 Editing, Special Jury Award “Khol” pm. Auditorium 2 (Vinitha Koshy) “Monogamish” Village East Cinemas, 2nd Ave “Pashi” @ 12th Street, NYC. INDIAABROAD .COM 36 INDIA ABROAD May 4, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 18th Annual New York Indian Film Festival SCHEDULE FRIDAY May 11 “English Vinglish” Friday May 11, 2018 @ 7.00 pm. Auditorium 5 Village East Cinemas, 2nd Mrinmayee Godbole and Vinay Avenue @ 12th Street, NYC. Sharma in Kranti Kanade’s “CRD.” Shorts C — Dramatic Stories 2 Seema Bhargava Pahwa and Swara Bhaskar Friday May 11, 2018 @ 9.00 in “Shame,” directed by Anusha Bose. pm. Auditorium 2 Lights Out: Village East Cinemas, 2nd Avenue @ 12th Street, NYC.