The film festival, which will run from June 27 to 30, will screen 20 films, including seven narrative features, twelve short films and a docu-series featuring diverse films from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan. and the United States, a press release said.

“Dear Jassi” has toured various film festivals around the world and is the story of Jassi, a Canadian-born Indian girl who falls in love with Mithu, a rickshaw puller from a lower social class. The film stars Paaviya Sidhu and Yugam Sood in lead roles.

Tamil superstar Vijay Sethupathi’s “Maharaja” will be unveiled at IFFLA. Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, the film is an action-packed thriller about a group of men trying to take revenge.

Saminathan, along with the film’s cast and producer, will attend the premiere in LA.

The festival will also screen filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh’s upcoming action thriller “Kill” and Sundance winner “Girls Will Be Girls”, the first production venture of actor-duo Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha.

The list includes award-winning filmmaker Christo Tomi’s film “Undercurrent,” which explores powerful themes of female solidarity; “Ben and Suzanne, a Reunion in 4 Parts”, a tender love story written and directed by Shawn Seneviratne; and “A House Named Shahana” by Lisa Ghazi.

In addition, IFFLA will host a special screening of two episodes of the documentary series “Defense: Fighting the Far Right”, which focuses on an extraordinary protest movement led by young British Asians in the late 70s and early 80s. Throws light. Immigrant rhetoric and attacks. The documentary is produced by Riz Ahmed and Rogan Productions.

The festival is also launching IFFLA Industry Days on June 28, a first-of-its-kind day-long platform for South Asian film and TV executives and creatives to share their stories within this underrepresented community.

IFFLA Industry Day will highlight exciting South Asian voices, while attendees will have educational opportunities to hear expert advice first-hand from industry professionals. The pinnacle event of the Industry Day is ‘Launch Pad: A Pitch Competition’ whose winner will receive a development grant of US$10,000.

“The eclectic lineup, covering most of the vast and diverse South Asian region, including the diaspora, is helmed by the majority of incredibly talented filmmakers debuting their work for the first time.

“The lineup organically reveals some of the themes such as solidarity and resilience, tender love and family violence inherent in South Asian communities around the world,” said Anu Rangachar, artistic director of IFFLA.

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