Saturday, April 25th, 2009, 9:30 PM

SUPERMEN OF MALEGAON (DOCUMENTARY)

India/2008/50min/Digibeta US Premiere

ArcLight Hollywood

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Director:Faiza Ahmad Khan

Producer:Chung Yong Park, Junichi Katayama, Heeyah Ong

Cinematographer:Gargey Trivedi, Parasher Baruah

Editor:Shweta Venkat

Music Composer:Hitesh Sonik, Sneha Khanwalkar

Sound Editor:Niraj Gera

Cast:Sheikh Nasir, Akram Khan, Shafique, Farogh Jafri

Over a hundred miles outside of Mumbai in the textile factory town of Malegaon, director Nasir has thrilled the local public with his homemade spoof films. In their most ambitious project to date, Nasir and his hard working group of actors, writers, and crew set out to shoot “Superman of Malegaon”, a story about a hero sent down the river to save the town.

Documentary filmmaker Faiza Ahmad Khan chronicles Nasir’s hilarious attempts to overcome a myriad of unseen challenges from dropping his camera in the water to his lead actor getting married. Through it all, Nasir and his team use their creativity to forge ahead. SUPERMEN OF MALEGAON will remind even the most cynical moviegoers of the sheer joy and excitement inherent in films and filmmaking.

Hindi (English subtitles)

Presented by Skirball Cultural Center and Filmmakers Alliance

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