Dosh

Karishma, hard-of-hearing, finds her son swimming with her undiagnosed bipolar husband Ram. Concerned, she clocks this as another of Ram’s recent unpredictable behaviors. Karishma seeks help from her mother-in-law, Shilpa. But Shilpa denies and even blames Karishma for Ram’s condition. When Ram almost kills their son, Karishma stands her ground.

Radha Mehta

Radha Mehta is a civil engineer-turned-filmmaker with an MFA in Film Directing from the American Film Institute, a Disability Belongs Entertainment fellow, and a BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant recipient. Her work explores motherhood, empowerment, mental health, and disabilities. Radha’s award-winning films include DOSH, Evan Ever After, and Being Gina.

Presented as Part Of Everything Life Has to Throw at You – US Short Narrative

With love, Charlie.

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End of Summer

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Seventeen

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Gabriel Gutierrez

Renu Razdan, Nikhil Prakash, Mona Sishodia, Tyler Anton

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Dosh

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With love, Charlie.

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