Short Film: Holly Bolly (Dishad Husain, UK, DV, 2004, 12min)
In this comedic short on racial dynamics in the UK, two edgy independent filmmakers Obi and Dil like making non-mainstream films but they just can't get funding. Shifty producer Big Al is the only one in town willing to give the boys money - but to make the ultimate cross-genre flick, English-Cockney-Gangster-meets-Bollywood film.

Short Film: Holly Bolly (Dishad Husain, UK, DV, 2004, 12min) In this comedic short on racial dynamics in the UK, two edgy independent filmmakers Obi and Dil like making non-mainstream films but they just can't get funding. Shifty producer Big Al is the only one in town willing to give the boys money - but to make the ultimate cross-genre flick, English-Cockney-Gangster-meets-Bollywood film.

Dance: Bollywood Nasha
The dance school - Bollywood Nasha - is with a two-fold mission: for people to find love and expression through dance and to bring India closer to the West.

Choreographer: Kaveri Lal
Troupe Director: Ritika Mangharam
Scripting: Anu Arora
Performers: Ekta Sharma, Arti Rajvanshi, Kaveri Lal, Meghna Rao, Anu Arora, Inga Numadottir, Payal Tiwana, Shilpi Gupta, Shikha Dimri

Dance Descriptions:
Kajra Re' Naina - It is all about the eyes - the beautiful kohl eyes - which express love, beauty, grief, happiness and there is world beyond when you look deep into those eyes. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke - With the lover close by, the veil can sense that its presence is unnecessary. On the pretext of strong wind, it is ready to fly away.

Contact info: bollywoodnasha@hotmail.com; 425-985-5077

8:30PM

Stand-up Comedy: Good Girls Don't, But Indian Girls Do
Stand up Comedienne Vijai Nathan will perform her one-woman act. She takes you through growing up Indian in a Jewish community; her discovery of sex in a repressed Hindu household; and how she finds herself along the way. It's "Gandhi" meets "Pretty in Pink."

Vijai's humor springs from her experiences of growing up as a "foreigner" in America, despite the fact she was born and raised in a suburb of Washington D.C. Much of her stand-up comedy is about growing up as an Indian in the US, cultural clashes with her parents, and the racism she dealt with as a child and now as a comedian

Recent credits include:

-Vijai taped Comedy Central's "The World Stands Up" in England March 2005.
-Nominated best comedian of 2005 by South Asian Media Awards.
-NBC chose Vijai as one of its top 10 comics in the Nation for its Stand-Up for Diversity Showcase in Los Angeles, Sept. 2004.
-Back Stage Magazine named Vijai one of the top ten stand-up comics in 2003.
- Vijai was chosen as one of two comics to represent America at the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival in Cape Town, South Africa in September of 2003.
-TV appearances include: ABC News' 20/20, PBS, The Oxygen Network, and the BBC.

Visit Vijai Nathan's Website

9:00PM

Short Film from Pakistan: TBD

Short Film: The Little Terrorist (Ashvin Kumar,India, 35mm, 2004, 15min)
OSCAR ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINEE 2005
The Little Terrorist tells the moving story of a Pakistani Muslim boy who accidentally crosses the Pakistani-Indian border. The old orthodox Hindu Bhola takes him in and hides him from the Indian soldiers. However, traditions and prejudices about Muslims remain an obstacle in the relationship between Bhola and the boy. This symbolic story of hope is a tale of human solidarity conquering all artificial boundaries.

WINNER - GRAND PRIZE - Tehran Intl Short Film Festival
WINNER - Best Film - Flanders Intl Film Festival
WINNER - 1st prize - Montreal World Film Festival
WINNER - Best Film - Manhattan Intl Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE FAVOURITE - Sao Paulo Intl Short Film Festival

Visit Little Terrorist Website