DC South Asian Film Festival 2013 Weekend Schedule
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Opening Night Friday May 10, 2013
Theater 1 (Buy Tickets) | |||||
6:00 PM | Ticket Counter Opens | ||||
| 7:00 PM | Red Carpet, Fashion show, Reception with heavy appetizers and beverages. MEET-n-GREET ALL ARTISTS !! | ||||
| 8:30 PM | Opening Ceremony, Welcome, Q&A | ||||
| 9:15 PM | Women Off the Map - A short film by Vasant Nayak, followed by Movie: Listen Amaya (Hindi), 1Hr, 48 Min  Post Screening Discussion by lead actor Farooq Sheikh and film's director Avinash Singh | ||||
Saturday May 11, 2013
9:30 AM-11:00 AM | Crowne Plaza | Workshop - Cinematography and Photography workshop by Larry Engel, Associate Professor, Film and Media Arts, American University |
12:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Yaatra (Short film) followed by Hansa (Hindi, India), 1 Hr, 28 Minutes |
| Theatre 2 | The Silver Bullet (Short film) |
| Theatre 3 | Documentary – Widows Colony (English, India) 1 Hr, 13 Min followed by Documentary – Crossing Lines (English, India), 31 Min 25 sec Meet Indira Somani & Leena Jayaswal (Directors) |
| 11:30 AM (Buy Tickets) | Gilchrist Auditorium (John Hopkins Univ), 9601 Med Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 | Together Forever, (English, USA), 42 Min  Meet Nitin Adsul (Director) |
| 12:30 PM (Buy Tickets) | Gilchrist Auditorium (John Hopkins Univ), 9601 Med Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 | Saptapadii (Gujarati, India) 1 Hr 45 Min |
| 2:30 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Untold (Short film starring Sanjay Suri, Director Vasu Vangala) Meet Sanjay Suri It Happens (Telugu/English) 1 Hr 1 Min Meet Sreekanth Samudrala (Director) |
| Theatre 2 | Sikh Kid 2 Kid (Short film - 1st presentation) followed by Bharath Stores (Kannada, India), 1 hr 32 Min |
| Theatre 3 | Alka Seltzer Please! (Short film) followed by ID (Hindi, India), 1 hr, 27 Min |
3:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Gilchrist Auditorium (John Hopkins Univ), 9601 Med Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 | Shunya Awnko (Act Zero) (Bengali, India), 2 Hrs 8 Min Meet Goutam Ghose (Director) |
5:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Lessons in Forgetting (English, India), 1 Hr, 36 Min |
| Theater 2 | Butterfly Carburator (Short film) followed by Runaway (Udhao) (Bengali, Bangladesh), 1 Hr, 36 Min  |
| Theatre 3 | Sikh Kid 2 Kid (Short film- 2nd presentation) 26 mins | |
| 6:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 3 | Neeraparavai (Tamil, India), 2 Hr, 12 Min |
7:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Atrium | Tribute to Jagjit Singh – Ghazal Night – by Farooq Shaikh and Poojaa Shah Talwar (Disciple of Jagjit Singh) |
Sunday May 12, 2013
10:00 AM (Buy Tickets) | Crowne Plaza | Workshop - Acting and Career in films (casting, sustaining) |
12:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 2 | Meherjaan (Bengali, Urdu, Bangladesh), 1 Hr, 59 Min |
| Theatre 1 | Table for three (Short film) Meet Vick Krish (Director) Shaya (Short film) followed by Meet Jaideep Verma (Director) |
2:45 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Roots of Love, (India), (Short film) 26 Minutes Meet Professor Harjant Gill (Director) Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipare (As the river flows) (Hindi, Assamese, India), 1 Hr, 37 Min Meet Sanjay Suri (Lead Actor) |
2:30 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 2 | Shabeena's Quest (Short documentary) followed by Lamha (Seedlings) (Urdu, Pakistan), 1 Hr, 30 Min  Meet ambassador of Pakistan Sherry Rehman |
5:00 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Highway (Nepali, Nepal), 1 Hr, 20 Min  |
6:30 PM (Buy Tickets) | Theatre 1 | Documentary – In search of Riyal (English, Nepal), 1 Hr 26 Min |
Closing Night Special
Theater 2 (Buy Tickets) | |||||
5:00 PM | Panel Discussion - State of Independent Cinema in India and US Panel - Sanjay Suri (Producer, Actor), Jaideep Verma (Director), Avinash Singh (Director), Leena Jayaswal (Professor, Film School, American University), Goutam Ghose (Director) | ||||
| 5:45 PM | Awards Meet Indian Ambassador to United States Nirupama Rao | ||||
| 6:15 PM | Closing Movie - Gangoobai (Hindi, India), 1 Hr 30 Min Meet Sarita Joshi (Lead Actress) | ||||
| 7:45 PM | Post Screening Discussion with Sarita Joshi | ||||
| 8:15 PM | Closing Night Celebration with the Stars,Light refreshments and beverages served. | ||||
Tickets
Mothers Day Special - Mothers watch Free with a Paid Ticket(If you are bringing your mother please email Sikha at sikhabd1@gmail.com to reserve her seat.) |
3 Day All Inclusive VIP pass ( does not include workshops ) | $180 per Person, $320 per Couple |
Opening Night Special | $85 per Person, $150 per Couple |
All Movie Pass | $50 per Person |
Each Movie | $12 per Person |
Documentary | $10 per Person |
Ghazal Night with Farooq Sheikh & Pooja | $40 per Person |
Closing Night Special | $40 per Person |
All Events + Hotel Stay for Two (2 Nights incl. Breakfast) | $450 per Person, $600 per Couple |
Cinematography Workshop | $20 per Person |
Casting Workshop | $20 per Person |
* ALL MOVIES HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES
* Schedule subject to change, please check website for updates
* Hot and cold snacks and alcoholic / non-alcoholic beverages are available for sale throught out the festival
