Esperanza

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Dev, an Indian taxi driver in upstate New York, ferries asylum-seekers to an unmarked Canadian border crossing for quick money. When he picks up Estrella and Marisol, a Salvadoran couple with a great deal at stake, they find themselves at odds in the shared pursuit of a better life.

Director
Shruti Parekh
Time
0:18:00
Country
United States
Genre
Drama
Year
2022

Awards Nominations

- Montclair Film Festival 2022 (USA)
- Urbanworld Film Festival 2022 (USA)
- CAAMFest 2023 (USA)
- Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023 (Canada)

Director

Shruti Parekh

Shruti Parekh is an award-winning Indian American filmmaker who tells intimate and incisive stories of life on the margins. Shruti’s first short film, Blood Moon, won the Audience Award at the South Asian Film Festival of America. Shruti has an MFA in Directing from UCLA and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Screening

Screenings venue schedule Online Screenings / Ticket Reservation
VenueFutakotamagawa Rise Studio & Hall2023.06.17 [Sat] 15:40 – 17:30
VenueOnline Grand Theater2023.06.26 [Mon] – 2023.07.10 [Mon]

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