We Were Íslands
Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Drexel URBN Annex Screening Room, 3401 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Description
WE WERE ÍSLANDS
Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 10:00 PM
FEATURE NARRATIVE | 80 MIN | English | USA
A film by Amrita Pradhan
General Admission $10 | Student + Children $8
Reeta, a young stand-up comedian, feels the heat. As she edges closer to the ominous age of 3-0, she feels the ever-mounting pressure to fall in love, get married, and settle down. Her growing doubts and conservative Indian family are certainly not helping the situation. When she meets lonely funeral home employee Juliun, her happy ending finally feels imminent. A whimsical dramatic-comedy about trying to fix something that may have been broken all along.
About the Director
Amrita Pradhan is an award-winning, Indian-born filmmaker. After receiving her MFA from the International Film School of Paris in 2010,
she was selected for the Reykjavík Talent Lab, where her thesis film was nominated for the Golden Egg prize. Her first feature film, WE WERE
ÍSLANDS (2017), is currently on the festival circuit and has received numerous awards and nominations from Montana International Film
Festival, Portland Film Festival, Oceanside International Film Festival, and the San Diego Film Awards. Her body of work includes narrative
feature, narrative shorts, web series, fashion film, lifestyle videos, music videos, and promos. She is currently developing her second feature
film, an original comedy-drama series, and a short film in addition to co-writing a feature film.
Location
Drexel URBN Annex Screening Room, 3401 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104