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This collection of short films looks at the connections we make and at times struggle to maintain. Whether it be ties to family, land, culture, or community, these stories explore the work that goes into maintaining interpersonal relationships.
This screening features 4 films that are only open to audiences in OREGON. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
In the first-ever Indian retirement complex in the U.S, a tight-knit group of Indian immigrants forge a resilient community, navigating family tensions, cultural longing and the realities of growing old together. Told through the lives of several residents, this is a story of the first generation of Indian immigrants growing old in America.
Director Biography - Sarita Khurana
Sarita Khurana is an award-winning film director and cultural producer. Khurana’s feature film, A SUITABLE GIRL, world premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival documentary competition section, and won the Best New Documentary Director prize. A SUITABLE GIRL has screened worldwide at festivals including Hot Docs, Sheffield, Mumbai Film Festival, AFI Docs, and is distributed by Amazon (USA) and Netflix (worldwide). Her most recent film, THE LAST RESORT, recently won Best Documentary at ISAFF, and her short CROSSROADS, about the Fed Ex mass shooting in Indianapolis, was Emmy-nominated as part of the series, ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND BEYOND (2022), coproduced by PBS/World Channel, Asian American Documentary Network, and the Center for Asian American Media. She holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Director Statement
This film emerges from my personal experiences of seeing many South Asians, including my parents, aunts, and uncles, come of age as seniors in this country. Many South Asians, including my parents, immigrated to the United States in the 1960s and 70s, and we are now witnessing the first significant wave of Indian seniors come of age in the U.S. It’s an incredible moment to document their journeys and perspective as immigrant Americans in the final phase of their lives.
Through conversations with friends in similar circumstances, I discovered Shanti Niketan, the first planned retirement community for Indians, and a place where residents share their experiences of aging. The diversity of stories here resounded on many levels as a way to explore issues of aging in immigrant communities. I hope the film inspires conversations around aging and immigrants, but also shows the commonality of growing old across cultures.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSarita Khurana
- ProducerPrerana Thakurdesai
- Executive ProducerGeeta Gandbhir
- EditorMelissa Thompson, Flavia De Souza
This collection of short films looks at the connections we make and at times struggle to maintain. Whether it be ties to family, land, culture, or community, these stories explore the work that goes into maintaining interpersonal relationships.
This screening features 4 films that are only open to audiences in OREGON. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
In the first-ever Indian retirement complex in the U.S, a tight-knit group of Indian immigrants forge a resilient community, navigating family tensions, cultural longing and the realities of growing old together. Told through the lives of several residents, this is a story of the first generation of Indian immigrants growing old in America.
Director Biography - Sarita Khurana
Sarita Khurana is an award-winning film director and cultural producer. Khurana’s feature film, A SUITABLE GIRL, world premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival documentary competition section, and won the Best New Documentary Director prize. A SUITABLE GIRL has screened worldwide at festivals including Hot Docs, Sheffield, Mumbai Film Festival, AFI Docs, and is distributed by Amazon (USA) and Netflix (worldwide). Her most recent film, THE LAST RESORT, recently won Best Documentary at ISAFF, and her short CROSSROADS, about the Fed Ex mass shooting in Indianapolis, was Emmy-nominated as part of the series, ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND BEYOND (2022), coproduced by PBS/World Channel, Asian American Documentary Network, and the Center for Asian American Media. She holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Director Statement
This film emerges from my personal experiences of seeing many South Asians, including my parents, aunts, and uncles, come of age as seniors in this country. Many South Asians, including my parents, immigrated to the United States in the 1960s and 70s, and we are now witnessing the first significant wave of Indian seniors come of age in the U.S. It’s an incredible moment to document their journeys and perspective as immigrant Americans in the final phase of their lives.
Through conversations with friends in similar circumstances, I discovered Shanti Niketan, the first planned retirement community for Indians, and a place where residents share their experiences of aging. The diversity of stories here resounded on many levels as a way to explore issues of aging in immigrant communities. I hope the film inspires conversations around aging and immigrants, but also shows the commonality of growing old across cultures.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSarita Khurana
- ProducerPrerana Thakurdesai
- Executive ProducerGeeta Gandbhir
- EditorMelissa Thompson, Flavia De Souza