While visiting the adoptive family of her eight-year-old biological son, Tara overcomes the hesitation of his parents to relay advice she gathered from growing up as a queer outcast.

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Writer & Director: Snigdha Kapoor

Producers: Pulkit Datta, Lauren Sowa

Cinematographer: Caroline Mariko Stucky

Editor: Chithra Jeyaram

 

Starring: Shazi Raja, Ryder Khatiwala, Robert Z. Grant, Margaret Champagne, Ariadne Greif

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RECOGNITION:

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Look Like You (formerly, The Other Side)

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• Top 10 screenplays and a finalist at the ScreenCraft short screenplay competition (2019)

• The feature screenplay in development of this short was shortlisted at the Sundance Feature Film Program Development 2022.

• The Gotham (formerly ifp) Fiscal Sponsorship Program 2021

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AND AWARDS:

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• Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival, USA, 2023

• New Filmmakers Los Angeles, USA, 2023

• Short Shorts and Asia Film Festival, Japan, 2023

• Bagri London Indian Film Festival, UK, 2023

• Queer Women of Color Film Festival, USA, 2023

• The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, 2023

• KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, India, 2023

• Athena Film Festival, USA, 2023

• Oxford Film Festival, USA, 2023

• Featured at the 2023 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Festival at Columbia University as part of the Asian CineVision film series

• Asian American International Film Festival, USA, 2022- Audience Award for Best Narrative Short​

• GAZE LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Ireland, 2022 

• New York Shorts International Film Festival, USA, 2022

• Chicago South Asian Film Festival, USA, 2022 

• Boston International Kids Film Festival, USA, 2022

• International South Asian Film Festival, Canada, 2022

• Yellowstone International Film Festival, India, 2022- Best Director for Narrative Short Film

• Bronx Council of Arts screening, USA, 2022

• DC South Asian Film Festival, USA, 2022

• Pano (formerly NYC Women Filmmakers) Member Showcase Screening, USA, 2023

• South Asian Film Festival of Montreal, Canada, 2023

• Utah Film Festival, USA, 2023 - Nominated for Best Director, Short Film

• Festival of Cinema, NYC, 2023 - Nominated for Best Narrative Short and Breakthrough Female Performance