NCISAFF (North Carolina Indian & South Asian Film Festival) & RVP Productions present the event – North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival
Sponsored by Town of Cary – Lazy Daze

Screening Times on September 12, 2020

Opening film: Padmavyuha by Raj Krishna — 2:30pm (registration/password required)
A mysterious phone call draws a religious studies professor into a dark labyrinth of mystic Indian puzzles, the answers to which will reveal a nefarious global conspiracy – and shake the foundations of the world’s oldest religion.

HE-TOO by Jyoti Singh — 4:30pm
An Innocent Student from a small town comes to a big city with big dreams. From The city that never sleeps, where equality is a priority, where women have sometimes more than an equal opportunity, comes this story of betrayal, and seduction, of an unforeseen outcome. In our new world of fairness, what happens when our pendulum of equality swings a bit too far in the other direction?

Knock Knock Knock by Sudhansu Saria— 6:30pm (registration/password required)
Sitting in a sleepy cafe in Darjeeling, Dada is designing the perfect crossword when a young, Nepali boy interrupts his work, eager to befriend him. But who is this boy? Someone’s knocking and Dada has to decide if he will answer or not.

The Matchmaker by Gautam Arya — 8:30pm
The ‘Matchmaker’ is a machine that helps Karan satisfy his infidel dream by introducing him to Amaira. As he gets lost in his virtual fantasy, he wishes for Amaira to be his reality.

Screening Times on September 13, 2020

Alice in Borneo’s Wonderland by David McGuire — 2pm
Alice, a sixteen-year-old aspiring biologist, learns to SCUBA dive off the coast of Malaysian Borneo and discovers a wondrous world. With the help of Shark Steward instructors she learns to respect the key predators of that astonishing world––the sharks, endangered worldwide because of shark finning. Her next step is to share with other students her new knowledge about the importance of protecting the oceans.

Five Faces of Shiva By R A Fedde— 4pm
A history of the rise of Hindu god lithographs. The film explains printmaking techniques and some Hindu mythology . A contemporary artist explains how her work is influenced

Code Blue by Dilip Barman & others — 6pm
The film follows a passionate physician, Dr. Saray Stancic, as she reflects upon her journey from a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis to wellness through her own adoption of lifestyle medicine.