Shilpi et Paris

Video #11 shows Shilpi Gupta, a filmmaker who won the Best Short Film Award at Sundance 2004 for her film When the Storm Came. Back then, she was living in San Francisco, and I met her over email, giving advice on Academy Award qualification in the Short Documentary category, which I did the year before [...]

“Every front has a back” – Ancient Chinese Saying

Videos 9 and 10 are like my emotional front and back. I’ve lived seeking new and, importantly unexpected experiences. I guess it runs in my family. For generations, my family has moved from Goa to Karachi to Uganda to Kenya to Florida to Vancouver (mom) and Hawaii (dad). I have visited China, Thailand, France, India, [...]

When I Walk Video Entry #8

You know – who knew that my greatest challenge would be the crosswalk?