Filmi Chakkar - TASVEER

Tasveer holds its 4th Annual Independent South Asian Film Festival!  This year's festival is FREE and runs from October 3-7 at Broadway Performance Hall. 

Opening the festival will be Salman Ahmed of Junoon fame, Pakistani rock-star, filmmaker and peace activist who's dared to take on politicians and mullahs, and address taboos and hypocrisies.  The films come from various South Asian countries and the issues they address span from sexuality and identity, to faith and war, to comedy and human relationships.  The festival includes post-film discussions with filmmakers,  receptions, and a documentary workshop.  The festival has really grown in the last few years and Chaya extends its heartiest congratulations to Tasveer.  Don't miss it people, it will be great!  Check out the schedule.

Chaya is the proud sponsor of View From a Grain of Sand, showcasing the voices of three Afghan women, each dramatically affected by the different regimes of the last twenty-five years, and The Widow Colony, a film that looks into the lives of the widows of the Sikh men who were killed in the anti-Sikh massacre of November, 1984.

Check back in after the festival for reviews and discussions.  See you there!