The 8th annual DFW South Asian Film Festival is going to bring North Texas audiences a premiere-studded, gala-filled, power-packed, post-pandemic experience like none other in May 2022!
Festival pass holders will enjoy the benefits of physical screenings, opening night and closing night galas, panel discussions and much more!
Friday, May 20, 2022 – Opening Night
7 pm – Red Carpet/Cocktail Reception at Galaxy Theatres at Grandscape
8 pm – Opening Remarks
8:15 pm – Screenings to begin:
Close Ties to Home Country (Short)
Americanish (Feature)
Post screening Q&A with talent
10 pm – Afterparty begins at The Grotto at Grandscape
Saturday, May 21, 2022
11:30 am – Doc Block
Kicking Balls (Short Doc)
Emergence: Out of the Shadows (Documentary)
Post screening Q&A
2:00 pm
Shankar’s Fairies (Feature)
4:00 pm – LGBTQ Shorts Programming
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night
Noor & Layla
My Mother’s Girlfriend
Happy Marriage
Four Fifty Five mL
No Beloved
The Lip Readers
Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine
Post Screening Q&A
6:00 pm
Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi (Sony series – first 3 episodes)
Post Screening Q&A
8:00 pm – Centerpiece
Smile Please (Short)
The Tenant (Feature)
Post Screening Q&A
10:30 pm – Centerpiece Party at Galaxy Theatres lobby
Sunday, May 22, 2022
11 am
*Remaining 2 episodes of Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi*
12:15 pm – “Love, Lost & Found” Programming, Presented by The Auntie Network
Me Against the World
The Song We Sang
Man & Wife
Jaan Jigar
A Short Hello
Dinner in Lockdown
Tea and a Rose
2:00 pm – Senior Citizens Programming, Presented by AARP Texas
Master Ji (Short)
Is This Mrs. Varma? (Short)
It’s Time To Go (Feature)
Post Screening Q&A
4:30 pm – Women’s Shorts Programming
Antarvasna
Auntie
Sandstorm
Anita
Rising Lotus
Post Screening Q&A
6:30 pm – Closing Night
Lappad (Short)
Last Film Show (Feature)
8:30 pm – Closing Night Afterparty at the Windmills
Surprise live performance by special guests
