Documentaries featured in the UK Asian Film Festival: “Ginsberg's Karma” + Digital Commissions | JUN 5th, 4.00 PM (GMT+1)

Saturday 5th June, 4pm - LCB Depot, Leicester

Please note your ticket includes a pre-recorded Q&A with director and cast

Ginsberg's Karma is an insightful, entertaining look at the transformative phase in the poet Allen Ginsberg's life - his first trip to India in 1962. An experience which would transform him into America's first hippie. While in India, he experimented with mind-altering drugs and spiritualism, a path which eventually led him to becoming a political activist. The documentary follows poet Bob Holman as he travels to India to try and piece together Ginsberg's life there to revisit his various adventures and how they defined him.

Director: Ram Devineni
USA/India 2021, 60 mins, English

Ray of Hope Digital Commissions
Nine digital commission winners showcase their three minute short films featuring their interpretation of this year’s festival theme “Ray of Hope,” inspired by the works of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

Annusheh Rahim Qureshi presents RUKHS 
Pakistan 2021, 5 mins, Urdu w/ English subtitles

Deyali Mukherjee presents ANAND DHARA STREAM OF JOY 
India & UK 2021, 3 mins

Mahenderpal Sorya presents SAECULUM 
UK 2021, 4 mins

Nimrita Kaur presents (IM)PERFECTION 
UK 2021, 6 mins, English

Robby Khela presents BETTER DAYS 
UK 2021, 3 mins, English

Shai Hussain presents THE WAVING MAN 
UK 2021, 3 mins, English

Sue Carpenter, Belmaya Nepali & Simi Carpenter present STRONGER 
Nepal & UK 2021, 3 mins, English

Shayan Ali presents ALIF ALPHA 
UK 2021 English

Umisha Bhatia presents SAME AS YOU 
UK 2021, 2 mins, English

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