DOC NYC documentary festival returns in-person November 10-18 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea in New York and continues online until November 28.
The Bengali
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In Kavery Kaul’s THE BENGALI, An African-American Author from New Orleans Makes an Unlikely Quest to India to Discover Her Roots
Fatima Shaik in The Bengali directed by Kavery Kaul’s Fatima Shaik, an African-American author (Economy Hall) from New Orleans, and whose family has lived in Louisiana for four generations, embarks upon an unlikely quest from The Big Easy to a part of India where no African-American (or American) has ever gone. Her search for the past is fraught with uncertainty as she looks for her late grandfather Shaik Mohamed Musa’s descendants, land he claimed to own and the truth behind the stories she grew up with. Her incredible journey is told in award-winning filmmaker Kavery Kaul’s (Cuban Canvas, Long Way From Home) new feature documentary The Bengali.
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170 Films in Competition at 32nd New Orleans Film Festival
Shapeless directed by Samantha Aldana New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) announced the first wave of films for the 32nd annual edition of the Oscar®-qualifying festival which will take place between November 5-21 showcasing 170+ films through NOFF Virtual Cinema available globally, and a selection of films at The Prytania Theatre, The Broad Theater sponsored by Film New Orleans and City of New Orleans, The Orpheum Theater, and The Broadside between November 5-14.