KALI MA
2007, USA
Status: Completed

Written and Directed by
Soman Chainani

Produced by
Jenn Handorf

Executive Producers
Sunil Sadarangani
Purna Virji

Winner
2006 Winnipeg Int'l Short Script Competition
2007 NewFest Audience Award (Best Short)
2007 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (Best Short)
2007 Philadelphia International LGBT Film Festival (Audience Award)
2007 ImageOut Audience Award, Best Short Film
2007 Long Island LGBT International Film Festival (Audience Award)

Finalist
2006 Roy W. Dean Grant
2006 Gimme Credit Short Script Competition
2005 American Gem Short Script Competition
2007 Iris Prize

Official Selection
2007 Honolulu Rainbow International Film Festival
2007 Seattle International Film Festival
2007 NewFest: New York City GLBT Intl Film Festival
2007 Provincetown International Film Festival
2007 Frameline 31
2007 Southside International Film Festival
2007 Outfest Los Angeles
2007 Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 GAZE Dublin Film Festival
2007 North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Palm Springs Festival of Short Films
2007 Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival
2007 Best of NewFest at BAM
2007 Atlantic Film Festival
2007 Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival
2007 Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
2007 aGLIFF Austin Gay and Lesbian Intl Film Festival
2007 Seattle Independent South Asian Film Festival
2007 Tampa Intl Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2007 ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film & Video Fest
2007 Copenhagen International LGBT Festival
2007 Barcelona Intl Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Madrid International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2007 The Mahindra IAAC Film Festival
2007 Festival Mix Brasil
2008 Zinegoak Spain International Film Festival
2008 Berlinale Talent Campus
2008 Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival
2008 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
2008 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2008 Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
2008 MethodFest
2008 Warsaw International GLBT Film Festival

Synopsis
When an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice.

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DAVY & STU
2006, USA | 13 mins
Status: Completed

Starring
Travis Walters
Nicholas Cutro

Directed by
Soman Chainani

Written by
Anton Dudley

Produced by
Purna Virji

Winner
CINE Golden Eagle Prize for Excellence in Filmmaking
2006 Hamptons Intl Film Festival (Student Award)
CINE Grand Jury Prize (Best Short Film)

Grand Prize
Rhode Island Intl Film Festival (Alternative Spirit)

Finalist
2007 Iris Prize

Semifinalist
Action/Cut Short Film Competition

Honorable Mention
Provincetown Intl Film Festival
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

Official Selection
2006 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
2006 NewFest International (New York City)
2006 Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Shorts Film Festival (Toronto)
2006 Provincetown International Film Festival
2006 Southside International Film Festival
2006 Philadelphia Intl Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2006 Reeling at Gay Games VII (Special Showcase)
2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival
2006 Palm Springs International Film Festival
2006 Montreal World Film Festival
2006 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
2006 Atlantic Film Festival (Nova Scotia)
2006 Reel Affirmations LGBT Festival (D.C.)
2006 Seattle International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2006 Action/Cut Short Film Competition Finals
2006 Image/Out Rochester LGBT Intl Film Festival
2006 Hamptons International Film Festival
2006 Dallas OUT TAKES International Film Festival
2006 IAAC Film Festival
2006 Cork Film Festival (Ireland)
2006 Pittsburgh Gay and Lesbian Intl Film Festival
2006 Chicago Reeling LGBT Internatonal Film Festival
2006 Festival Mix: International Film Festival of Brasil
2006 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
2006 OUT TAKES Dallas Film Festival
2006 IAAC Film Festival
2006 Reeling Film Festival (Chicago)
2007 Melbourne Queer International Film Festival
2007 Cleveland International Film Festival
2007 Torino GLBTQ Film Festival
2007 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Boston Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival
2007 Mardi Gras International Film Festival (Sydney)

Synopsis
Based on Anton Dudley's award-winning play. As the sun sets over a swampy Scotland bog, two boys meet in the darkness as part of a nightly ritual. Part character study, part love story, DAVY & STU is a heartwrenching look at the intensity of adolescent romance and forbidden love.

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SIMON MANOR
2005, USA | 12 mins
Status: Completed

Starring
Alexander Scheitinger
Lou Lou Katz

Directed by
Soman Chainani

Written by
Matthew Gustafson

Produced by
Sunil Sadarangani
Matthew Gustafson
Arnold Sitruk
Purna Virji

Edited by
Chris Bove

Official Selection
2006 Danville International Film Festival

Synopsis
Boy. Girl. Squirrel.

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SUHANE SAPNE
('SWEET DREAMS')
2005, USA/INDIA | 9 mins
Status: Completed

Starring
Deepti Daryanani, star of Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai
and India's newest Coca-Cola Girl

Written and Directed by
Soman Chainani

Produced by
Sunil Sadarangani

Synopsis
Meet Soshila, an Indian ingenue who leads two vastly different lives. By night, she prowls clubs with her friends, kindling hearts, inciting mischief — reigning like a queen amused by her own powers. But as soon as day breaks, it seems, her powers are completely lost…

Official Selection
2005 Asian American International Film Festival
(World Premiere)
2005 Oxford Film Festival
2005 Southside Film Festival
Asian Cinevision National Tour (Through 2006)

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CORSAGE BENEFIT ANALYSIS
2007, USA
Status: Preproduction
Shooting: June 23–28, 2007

Written and Directed by
Austen Rachlis

Produced by
Elisia Harkins

Winner
Third Place 2006 Gimme Credit Screenplay Competition

Finalist
2006 American Gem Short Screenplay Competition

Synopsis
When prom season comes to Rosewood School for Girls, finding a date becomes a blood sport. For business-nerd and tomboy Cat McCallister the search for a date goes to heart of all her insecurities and she must choose between fitting in and staying true to herself. Part classic romantic comedy, part character study, Corsage Benefit Analysis examines the pratfalls of adolescence and the ingenuity that comes from believing in yourself.

ONE WORLD TOUR
2007, USA
Status: Development
Shooting: Summer, 2007

Written and Directed by
Soman Chainani

Finalist
2007 American Gem Short Script Competition

Synopsis
She's the most famous pop star in the world. An icon, an idol of worship on the altar of the stage. In this, her biggest, most elaborate concert tour, she's out to prove once-and-for-all, that she reigns supreme amongst the stars.

Only tonight, onstage, something will go terribly wrong.