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Tasveer Film Fund — Winners

2025

Peticoat
Petticoat by Priyanka Shailendra
Mother Tougue
Mother Tongue by Kavita Parekh
Rising Tide
Rising Tide by Andrea Drepaul
wellness
Wellness by Gayatri Everitt Bajpai

2024

Karan Sunil
YAKSHI by Karan Sunil

Karan Sunil is an Indian-American writer and director based in LA. His heist comedy feature, THE FAMILY JEWELS, is being produced by Invention Studios and he is also currently writing a comedy feature for Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media.

Moitri Ghosh
BY DESIGN by Moitri Ghosh

Moitri Ghosh is an Indian-born, Atlanta-based director raised in India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the US. Driven by her fascination with human behaviour and visual aesthetics.

Meera Joshi
THE SALE by Meera Joshi

Meera Angelica Joshi is a filmmaker and documentarian who loves to investigate our connection to each other and the planet through her work. She was born in New Zealand, raised in Australia and moved to New York City to study film at NYU.

2023

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Documentary
Yatra by Hemal Trivedi

Haunted by her mother’s death, a young Indian-American doctor journeys back to India to find meaning. While there, an unexpected encounter with a young indigenous girl makes her confront her past and question her future.

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SHORT NARRATIVE
CHANNEL BIBI by Rajan Gill

CHANNEL BIBI, a narrative short, explores generational trauma in a fantastical world of Hashtags, Followers, and Influencer-Status. When a lonely grandmother becomes an internet sensation on YouTube, she questions whether her online fans can replace her distant family.

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LGBTQIA+ Short
Me and My Guardian Angel by Ibrahim Rana

Amidst the eerie silence of night, Yassin faces a life-altering decision at a desolate bus stop. But fate takes an unexpected turn, propelling him and his resolute cousin Ayesha into a relentless quest for justice against an unforgivable injustice.

2022

Hena Ashraf 2022
NARRATIVE FEATURE
HOMES by Hena Ashraf ($15K)

A woman with severe OCD is forced to examine why a sense of “home” is beyond her control.

Saif Jan 2021
LGBTQIA+ SHORT
Shams by Saif Jan ($10K)

When, Mustafa, the Imam of a mosque in rural Florida learns that a young trans man has been praying in the men’s section of the mosque, the Imam faces a moral and ethical crisis of faith as he decides if his loyalty is to uphold the established values of his mosque or to protect this trans man’s safety and spiritual belonging.

Angbeen Saleem 2022
NARRATIVE SHORT
BILLO RANI by Angbeen Saleem ($10K)

When Hafsa, a sparkly and impulsive 12-year-old girl, is made aware of her unibrow at Islamic Sunday School in a lesson on “cleanliness”, her chatty and aunty-like eyebrows come to life and begin to speak to her.

2021

Mukesh Kumar 2021
SHORT FILM
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT by Mukesh Kumar
Amritpal Kaur 2021
LGBTQ+ SHORT FILM
ZINDAGI DOBARA by Amritpal Kaur
Citizen Khan 2021
DOCUMENTARY
CITIZEN KHAN by San-a Malik & Kha-ula Malik
Kalyan Sura 2021
SHORT FILM
Dos Bros Force By Kalyan Sura

2020

Naman Gupta 2020
SHORT FILM
COMING OUT WITH THE HELP OF A TIME MACHINE by NAMAN GUPTA