The 10th Seattle South Asian Film Festival (SSAFF) closed last Sunday with a screening of “The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim” (2015) from first-time director Raghav Murali and starring Bangladeshi-American actor Rashaan Islam, both who were in attendance. There were accolades for Rucha Humnabadkar’s “For Here or to Go?” (2015). It played to a sold-out […]
Spotlight on Sri Lanka — 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival (SSAFF), opening on October 15th, showcases Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), an island country near southeast India. The Tasveer organization, parent organization of the SSAFF, chose Sri Lanka to showcase for several reasons, according to Dr. Alka Kurian, co-director of the Festival. […]