Hema

Production Country: USA, India
Running Time: 16mins
Year: 2024

After immigrating to Los Angeles from India with her husband and son, Hema struggles with the challenge of laying roots in America and seeks solace in connections to her homeland. An encounter with a young Marathi man threatens to upend her already fragile existence.

FILM CREW:
Director: Ritvik Dhavale
Producer: Aishwarya Sonar, Shaurya Nanavati, Ritvik Dhavale
Exec Producer: Shriharsha Dhavale, Amy Sok, Sneha Vedula
Writer: Ritvik Dhavale
DOP: Marcus Patterson
Editor: Raghav Puri, Aashish D’Mello
Sound Design: Kunal Rajan
Composer: Clara Valenzuela, Max Schoenberger
Production Design: Taylor Liyucan Chen
Costume Design: Sarah Jean Robinson
Hair & Makeup: Noa Vardi
Casting: Avani Parikh Dhar

Cast: Rajshri Deshpande, Samrat Chakrabarti, Kapil Talwalkar, Neil Iyer


FESTIVALS:
Tasveer Film Festival October 2024
PROOF Film Festival October 2024
International South Asian Film Festival September 2024
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles June 2024