Trailer - (t)here

Rhea, a young Indian girl living in the US, is struggling to make a decision that impacts her life and dreams - whether to stay in the US or go back to India due to visa circumstances - when a chance encounter with an immigrant grocery store manager leads to an unexpected bond between the two.

Director Biography - Snigdha Kapoor

Snigdha Kapoor is an India born, New York-based filmmaker with a background in Journalism and Advertising. Her work focuses on narrating compelling stories about women and underrepresented communities.
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Her work spans from narrative films (feature and shorts), music videos to commercial content and has screened at festivals such as Asian American International Film Festival, HollyShorts, New York Shorts International Film Festival, Delhi Art Gallery New York, and has featured in Oyster Magazine, Seema Magazine, Brown Girl Magazine, and Chilean Film Catalog.
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She serves on the board of NYC Women Filmmakers, a non-profit organization working towards inclusion & parity in the entertainment industry.

Currently, she is developing her feature screenplay Mamma Be, an adaptation of her short, The Other Side which is currently in pre-production. The Other Side is one of the top 10 short screenplays at ScreenCraft 2019 and is supported by IFP as a fiscal sponsor.

Director Statement

We all want to see a version of ourselves on screen. Being a South Asian filmmaker living in the US, I wanted to represent a version of the world that we come from. A culture that celebrates human connection and family bonds. To represent some of the emotional struggles and challenges we experience living far away from our families. To talk about a choice we made and that it comes with a price. To show ambition and dreams co-existing with love and empathy.