For 20 years now IFFLA has brought the most innovative independent films coming from the South Asian diaspora. This year the festival is all set to celebrate its 20-year-journey. A list of events and screenings have been planned to mark its 20 year completion.
The film festival will return to in-person screenings and events this year showcasing around 26 films. New and old voices will be coming to the fore with the festival, like Bangladeshi writer-director drama thriller Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s Rehana, debutant Faraz Ali’s depiction of a father-daughter relationship in Shoebox, and Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Once Upon a Time in Calcutta that follows the story of a woman who is attempting reclaim her life after her daughter's passing, among other films.
Also in the line-up are some interesting short films. One that needs special mention is refugee-turned-director Salar Pashtoonyar’s Bad Omen. The 19-min short provides a brief account of women in Afghanistan who are distraught by the patriarchal setup.
The festival will take place in Los Angeles from 28 April and 1 May 2022.
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