Slam (2019) 116′ Narrative feature film, English AUS-FR
with Adam Bakri, Rachael Blake, Rebecca Breeds, Darina Al Joundi
“SLAM is very impressive. It tells an important story in a convincing and enthralling way. I’m giving it four stars.”
– David Stratton (The Australian)
Ricky is a young Palestinian Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister disappears without trace. In a climate of xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a ‘’post-truth’’ world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe.
2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Competition
2019 Sydney Film Festival – Special Presentations at the State Theatre
2019 Brisbane International Film Festival
2019 Darwin Film Festival – Opening Film
2019 Melbourne International Film Festival
2019 Cinefest Oz Film Festival
Sunrise (2014) 87′ Narrative feature film, Marathi IND-FR
with Adil Hussain, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Gulnaaz Ansari, Esha Amlani
“A surreal and haunting procedural.”
– Elizabeth Kerr (The Hollywood Reporter)
Before sunrise, Joshi must catch the elusive figure who destroys the lives of children.
2014 Busan International Film Festival – New Currents Competition
2014 Mumbai Film Festival – Competition
2015 Tribeca Film Festival
2015 Munich International Film Festival – Jury mention
2015 Imagine – Amsterdam – Black Tulip for Best Film
2015 Durban Film Festival – Best Film & Best Cinematography Award
2015 International Film Festival Vilnius
2015 BFI London Film Festival
2015 Beaune Film Festival – Competition
2015 Fantasia International Film Festival
2015 Sydney Film Festival
2015 Melbourne International Film Festival
2015 Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) – Nom Best Cinematography
Let the Wind Blow (2004) 93′ Narrative feature film, Hindi
with Aniket Vishwasrao, Nishikant Kamat, Rajshri Thakur
At the height of nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan, Arjun and his best friend, Chabia, weigh their options for the future against the reality of life on the streets of Mumbai.
2004 Berlin International Film Festival
2004 Hong Kong International Film Festival – Firebird Award (Special Mention)
2004 Commonwealth Film Festival BBC Audience Prize
2004 Durban International Film Festival – Best Film
2004 3rd Eye Asian Film Festival
2004 Tokyo FILMeX Festival
2004 Nantes Festival des 3 Continents Film Festival
2004 River to River Indian Film Festival
2008 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2008 Global Film Initiative – Global Lens 2008
The Way of Beauty – 180′ (2006) English
This Universal Music DVD features a 60-minute documentary (Shakti Timeless) on the band starting from the early seventies.
Shakti Timeless 60′ – documentary – English
Shakti Timeless tells the engaging story of Indo-western music group Shakti, who, in the mid-seventies, pioneered an innovative and highly influential East-meets-West musical fusion. The group consisted of legendary jazz guitarist John McLaughlin, tabla master Zakir Hussain, violinist L. Shankar and ghatan player T.H. ‘Vikku’ Vinayakram. The group was reformed in 1997 under the name ‘Remember Shakti’ with new talents V. Selvaganesh who replaced his father Vikku and the young prodigy ‘Mandolin’ U. Shrinivas who replaced Shankar.
Through interviews with the original founding members, the film reveals the quest for transcendent music that led to the group’s formation. The interviews are interwoven with rare and exquisite music footage from the seventies to the present day.
The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival 2007 from 20 June to 1 July 2007.
Trajet Discontinu 26′ (1996) French
Jury Award-Festival Premier Plans d’Angers 97’ / Special Jury Prize Arte Des Parfums CERRUTTI 1881
Aslam, a Kashmiri migrant, finds himself in the countryside of the South of France. He has been ditched there by illegal migration crossers. He is saved by an old lady who hides him in her house. though they do not speak the same language, a friendship develops between the two. But the French police are searching for Aslam.
Le Cochon 12′ (1995) French
Selected at the Locarno IFF, Clermont-Ferrand FF, Aix-en-Provence FF, Potsdam-Babelsburg FF
Philippe is broke and owes money to two toughs, and all the neighbour’s little boy wants is to be his friend.
La Partition 6′ (1997) No Dialogues
Selected at the Festival de Film de Paris 1998
A composer in Paris tries to write a new partition for an upcoming recital, but he is easily distracted by the urban noise.