Short film
Dastaar
2016 · 10 min
A tense, intimate short that immerses you in the quiet fear and resilience of a man navigating sudden hostility.
- Directed by
- Javian Ashton Le
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Sathya Sridharan, Olivia Gilliatt, Andrew MacLarty
- Overview
- An interracial couple faces social tensions in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The film follows the perspective of Harpreet, a young Sikh-American man, as he cautiously navigates a sudden climate of fear and dangerous assumptions.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, race, love, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Javian Ashton Le
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Starring
- Sathya Sridharan, Olivia Gilliatt, Andrew MacLarty
