CSAFF #11: Unsuitable, Blue Gold, Zero Hour, Tiny Joy, Learning Not to Drown, Sura

Film Name: Unsuitable

Director: Kaustuv Mukherjee

Language: English, Bengali

Run Time: 15 minutes

Cast: Haroon Khan, Tori DeLaney

Country: USA

Synopsis: A satirical narrative of a young second generation Indian American's surreal fight against societal conformism.

Film Name: Blue Gold

Director: Akash Shukla

Language: Hindu, Awadhi

Run Time: 24 minutes

Country: India

Synopsis: After a desperate laborer from the lower caste steals water from the local Brahmin temple, he is banished from his water-impoverished village, forcing him to take destiny into his own hands.

Film Name: Zero Hour

Director: Ali Ahmed

Language: English

Run Time: 14 minutes

Country: USA

Synopsis: After a fledgling undercover cop messes up a long-term operation, the hunt for the rat begins. To prove he is capable of making things right, he attempts one final "leap of faith" to try to finish the mission before time runs out. He must plant a "bug" on a drug lord's plane before he his discovered to be the rat.

Film Name: Tiny Joy

Director: Leena Pendharkar

Language: English

Run Time: 11 minutes

Country: USA

Synopsis: Nancy and Akash are in couples therapy, because their love life has resorted to another item on their to-do list, which honestly doesn’t often get done. Nancy often flirts with her co-worker, but feels disconnected from him too. She is increasingly trapped at home with a non-stop list of household duties. But when she reaches a breaking point, her husband unexpectedly steps up to help with the tiniest of things, it sparks something inside of Nancy, a sort of joy she thought was long lost in her marriage.

Film Name: Learning Not to Drown

Director: Prithvi Raj Karreddula

Language: English

Run Time: 21 minutes

Country: USA

Synopsis: In the aftermath of a life-altering event, Charlie wakes up to a devastating discovery - his wife Sheela and their baby are nowhere to be found. As he embarks on a search to unravel the mystery, hidden secrets and inner struggles begin to resurface. Confronted by his haunting past, Charlie finds himself grappling with the complexities of forgiveness and the unwavering strength of the human spirit.

Film Name: Sura

Director: Sarthak Hegde

Language: Kannada, Tulu

Run Time: 28 minutes

Country: India

Synopsis: A once famous, obliviously religious Hindu Yakshagana artist loses the highly coveted role of a Hindu deity to a Catholic priest, forcing him to confront his alter ego and grapple with his dogmatic faith in a surreal and enigmatic world.

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