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Amal
Language: English/Hindi(with subtitles)Running Time: 101 minsDirector: Richie MehtaWriters: Richie Mehta & Shaun MehtaCast: Rupinder Nagra, Naseeruddin Shah, Seema Biswas, Koel Purie, Roshan Seth, Vik SahayFestivals/Awards/Nominations: PANAVISION SPIRIT AWARD FOR BEST INDEPENDENT FILM(Santa Barbara International Film Festival), AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM(AFI Dallas International Film Festival), GRAND JURY PRIZE(Bollywood & Beyond Festival), BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM AWARD(Victoria Film Festival), BEST DIRECTION(Newport Beach Film Festival), INDIRA MAHINDRA AWARD FOR BEST FILM(Mahindra Indo-american Arts Council Film Festival), AUDIENCE AWARD(Scottsdale International Film Festival), AUDIENCE AWARD(Bahamas International Film Festival), AUDIENCE AWARD(Whistler Film Festival), PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD(Kingston Film Festival), PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD(London Film Festival), BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD(San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival), CRYSTAL AWARD(Heartland Film Festival), BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM(Indian Film Festival Of LA), NFB CAROLYN FOURIEZOS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE(Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival), PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD(Silk Screen Film Festival), BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM(Asian Paci c American Film Festival), International Indian Film Festival, Official Selection for AFI Project 20/20, Toronto International Film Festival, Middle East International Film Festival. External Links:
AmalScreening Time & Venue:
9:00pm,
January 23, 2010. Channelside Cinemas.
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Amal, a multi-layered portrait of contemporary India, follows an auto-rickshaw driver in New Delhi (Amal) who is content with his small, but vital role in life. One day he drives an eccentric billionaire (G.K. Jayaram) who, disguised as a vagabond, is searching the streets for the last morsel of humanity, and someone he can leave all his money to, and Amal's life may change forever. Amal serves up a visual feast for audiences. Filmed on location in New Delhi, India, this modern day fable asks the important question of what success means to each individual and ultimately reveals that the poorest of men are sometimes the richest. |
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