Habaneros
How important a role does tolerance, acceptance and patience play for a woman of substance looking for romance in today's political and social climate?
Habaneros will give you some answers, or maybe leave you with a few questions of your own!
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Sri MirajkarDirectorEvil Stepmothers, Partu, Cocktail Diaries Web Series, Five O'Clock Shadow
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Vijaykumar MirchandaniExecutive ProducerThey are No Less, Where The Streets Have No Name, The Process
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Sri MirajkarWriter
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Sri MirajkarProducer
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Nalini MirajkarKey Cast"Juhi"
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Alex BerezinKey Cast"TJ"
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Arlyne Spella BensonKey Cast"Erin"
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Vijaykumar MirchandaniCreative DirectorThey Are No Less, Where The Streets Have No Name
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Project Type:Short, Television
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Genres:Drama, Romance, Political, Women, Women Empowerment, Asian, First Time Filmmaker
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Runtime:14 minutes 8 seconds
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Completion Date:July 1, 2018
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Production Budget:2,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Beyond Earth Film FestivalChennai
India
December 17, 2019
Official Selection -
Mumbai Shorts International Film FestivalMumbai
India
December 8, 2019
Official Selection -
Clifton Film CelebrationClifton, Virginia
United States
November 8, 2019
Official Selection -
Arlington International Film FestivalArlington, Boston
United States
November 7, 2019
Official Selection -
Global Frames International Short Film FestivalMumbai
India
September 19, 2019
Official Selection -
India International Film Festival of BostonBoston
United States
September 13, 2019
Winner - Best Comedy -
Best Global ShortsChennai
India
September 8, 2019
Official Selection -
Franklin International Indie Film FestivalFranklin Tennesse
United States
August 14, 2019
Official Selection -
Kolkata Shorts International Film FestivalKolkata
India
July 21, 2019
Official Selection -
Social Political Short Film FestivalMissoula, Montana
United States
June 4, 2019
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film FestivalNew York
United States
May 1, 2019
Official Selection -
Seven Cities Short Film ShowcaseVirginia Beach, Virginia
United States
April 19, 2019
Semi Finalist -
Worldfest-Houston International Film & Video FestivalHouston, Texas
United States
Bronze REMI Winner -
Queens World Film FestivalQueens, New York
United States
March 30, 2019
Official Selection -
California Film AwardsSan Diego, CA
United States
January 9, 2019
Diamond Award (Television Production) -
World Music & Independent Film FestivalJeffersonton, Virginia
United States
January 11, 2019
Best Actress -
India Global Short Film FestivalChennai
India
December 9, 2018
Official Selection -
Moonwhite Films International FilmfestMumbai
India
November 24, 2018
Nominee - Best Film / Best Director -
7th Delhi International Film FestivalDelhi
India
October 15, 2018
India Premiere
Official Selection -
Goa Short Film FestivalGoa
India
October 27, 2018
Official Selection -
Chicago South Asian Film FestivalChicago
United States
September 20, 2018
Official Selection -
DC South Asian Film FestivalWashington DC
United States
September 7, 2018
North America Premiere
Official Selection
Sri Mirajkar makes his directorial debut with the short film, Habaneros. He is a seasoned actor with a passion for theater and film-making.
Sri has acted in several lead and supporting roles on stage, in film, and on television over the past 25yrs. He has also been awarded the Best Actor at the World Music and International Film Festival, 2018. Recently he played the lead role in the real-life TV crime serial, Evil Stepmothers, airing on Investigation Discovery Channel (Season3:Episode3). He has acted in the Bollywood feature film, Partu, which was released in Mumbai and US.
Sri can be found on IMDB as Sri Mirajkar;
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591997/
In the 30+ years that I have lived in the United States, I have never thought it important enough or felt strongly enough about any event that has warranted protest in the past. The Women’s March on Washington on January 21st, 2017 was an event that triggered feelings of insecurity, belonging, and strong concern for the direction our future was taking in me. I felt compelled to participate in this landmark event.
I was in awe at witnessing a sea of men, women, children, senior citizens, LGBTQ groups, African Americans, Latino’s and a large majority of Caucasian women who converged on our nation’s capital to protest results of the 2016 election. Over 500,000 people participated. Women across the world have protested this election to express their anger and disappointment.
The story of Habaneros started to take shape in my mind on that eventful morning and inspired me to pen it down. I decided to use film as a medium to give voice to the sentiments of thousands of independent, strong and brave women who used pink “pussy hats”, placards, slogans, images, chants and every other form of visual aid to express their dissent.
I took a leap of faith and switched gears from being in front of the lens to getting behind the camera as a storyteller. With the help of my friends and a passionate crew from DC Storytellers, Habaneros was born.
With in-kind support, deferred payments and self-funding, this low/no budget short film is my directorial debut and I feel proud to have made a statement through my story. Wanting to take it to the next level, I teamed up with Vijaykumar Mirchandani an award winning Executive Producer, and it has already made inroads within the festival circuit. It has been screened in DC South Asian Film Festival, Chicago South Asian Film festival and very soon it will be screened at many other locations Internationally.
I am extremely happy that it has touched a cord with film lovers and I look forward to creating more awareness.
A big Thank you to everyone for believing in my story and supporting me through this journey.