CSAFF #12: Pivot, Mother's Tongue, Eating the Other, Arranged

Film Name: Pivot

Director: Aditi Sridhar

Language: English

Run Time: 10

Cast: Chitra Jagannathan, Dhruv Gohel

Country: USA

Synopsis: Upon receiving admission to a prestigious graduate dance program in New York City, a passionate and overworked Anjani is a train ticket away from the life of her dreams. After she breaks the news to her boyfriend Laksh, his impulsive willingness to move for her causes Anjani to question the future of their relationship. The collision between his aimless nature and her unwavering goals drives this codependent couple into psychological warfare.

PIVOT blurs the past and the present during Anjani's rehearsal in a dance studio. Her original choreography mirrors the agony from the altercation while she drives herself into mental and physical fatigue. Will she let pure passion dominate over her only pillar of support?

Film Name: Eating the Other

Director: Jazba Singh

Language: English

Run Time: 10 minutes

Country: Australia

Synopsis: An enigmatic Brown woman carefully navigates her love life, professional life and family life as racial tensions simmer. But when she finally reaches a boiling point, she can no longer suppress her appetite for a pound of flesh.

Film Name: Mother's Tongue

Director: Vanesa Millado

Language: English, Punjabi, Cantonese

Run Time: 13 minutes

Country: Canada

Synopsis: After moving out of her family home and being estranged from her mother, Gurleen yearns to reconnect with her Punjabi culture through cooking. But as she attempts to do so, she quickly realizes she's missing a crucial element, her mother's touch.

Film Name: Arranged

Director: Adithya Rajan

Language: English

Run Time: 9 minutes

Country: USA

Synopsis: Two friends discuss their frustrations with the arranged marriage process after one of them returns home from a bad date.

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