Look Like You
Tara, a South Asian queer woman, goes to see her eight-year-old biological son after many years but is unprepared for the tensions that resurface with his white adoptive parents.
Writer & Director: Snigdha Kapoor
Producers: Pulkit Datta, Lauren Sowa
Cinematographer: Caroline Mariko Stucky
Editor: Chithra Jeyaram
Cast: Shazi Raja, Ryder Khatiwala, Robert Z. Grant, Margaret Champagne, Ariadne Greif
STATUS: Festival circuit
RECOGNITION:
Look Like You (formerly, The Other Side)
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Top 10 screenplays and a finalist at the ScreenCraft short screenplay competition (2019)
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The feature screenplay in development of this short was shortlisted at the Sundance Feature Film Program Development 2022.
FILM FESTIVALS:
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Asian American International Film Festival- Audience Award for Best Narrative Short
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GAZE LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Ireland
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New York Shorts International Film Festival
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Chicago South Asian Film Festival
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Boston International Kids Film Festival
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Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival
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Yellowstone International Film Festival, India- Best Director for Short Film
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DC South Asian Film Festival
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Athena Film Festival, 2023
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Oxford Film Festival, 2023
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Pano (formerly, NYC Women Filmmakers) Member Showcase Screening, 2023