9th South Asian International Film Festival Closing Film: Valley of Saints
10/30 7:30pm
SVA Theater
333 West 23rd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenue) New York, NY 10011
Director: Musa Syeed
Producer: Nicholas Bruckman
Director of Photography: Yoni Brook
Starring: Gulzar Bhat, Nellofar Hamid, and Afzal Sofi
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Country/Year: India/2012
Language: Kashmiri (with English subtitles)
Synopsis:
Set in the endangered lake communities of Kashmir, Valley of Saints is a lyrical examination of steadfast loyalty and earnest love. When a military entrenchment traps Gulzar, a young tourist boatman, and his best friend Afzal in their lake village, their relationship with Asifa, a visiting environmental researcher, threatens their plans to escape their war-torn home. Widely-celebrate—the film won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and Audience Award at Sundance earlier this year—Valley of Saints makes its hometown debut with New Yorker and director Syeed in attendance. For more: http://saiff.org