Leena Pendharkar`s film on pregnancy |
Three Indian American filmmakers, including Leena Pendharkar, will be showcasing their films at the 2018 edition of CAAMFest, which will be held May 10-24 in the San Francisco Bay Area.Pendharkar`s “20 Weeks” is a 90-minute film in which expecting parents, Maya and Ronan, are forced to confront the unknown as they discover their unborn child`s serious health condition in a 20-week scan. Inspired by a true story, “20 Weeks” follows the couple as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy and the impact it has on their perceptions of parenthood and their relationship. Pendharkar is also slated to write and direct a film based on Ursula K. Le Guin`s novel, “The Telling". "98 Years and Counting: More Women Leaders Needed Everywhere,” a three-minute short co-directed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kirthi Nath, will be screened in the `Fighters and Dreamers` shorts program. In the film, women attending the 2018 Women`s March in Oakland, Calif., are asked about what kind of women they want to see in leadership positions during an uncertain political climate.The film, according to IMDb, is a call for and celebration of women`s leadership, as well as a stark look at the under-representation of women in positions of power in the U.S. in 2018 – 98 years after women won the right to vote.
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