First Stories - My Indian Name

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

ทีม "พิงค์ แพนเตอร์" ของเบลค เอ็ดเวิร์ดและปีเตอร์ เซลเลอร์สกับการตีแผ่ฮอลลีวูดอันแสนเย่อหยิ่งหลังฉากหนังเสียดสีวงการมายาได้อย่างตรงเป้า

This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and love begin to fall apart, he discovers he has a lot to give. This short film proves that ordinary is no place to be.

Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.

Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s. A pyschedelic pioneer, author of Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness, Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end of life. Since suffering a life-changing stroke twenty years ago, he has been living at his home on Maui and deepening his spiritual practice — which is centered on love and his idea of merging with his surroundings and all living things. Shot in a nuanced cinematic style, the film is an intimate summary of his life learning and awareness, and is ultimately a poetic meditation on life, death, and the soul’s journey home.

ในช่วงทศวรรษ 1980 นักศึกษาวิชาภาพยนตร์สาวผู้อ่อนโลกเริ่มค้นพบตัวเอง เมื่อพบรักกับชายที่ดูดีเบื้องหน้า แต่เบื้องหลังกลับใช้ชีวิตอย่างโสมม

Following a tense encounter with a mysterious stranger with otherworldly powers, a man finds himself banished to a parallel, tyrannical Earth, where he fights to get back to the woman he loves.