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Beyond All Boundaries – presented by Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar

By IIF|2013-02-19T16:16:56+00:00February 19th, 2013|Brown Hollywood, movies we loved, upcoming movies|

I'm surprised there are not more films made out of India with cricket as the backdrop. I'm even more surprised that this project on Kickstarter is not closer to it's goal of $45,000. This documentary in the making needs our help to become a reality The project is a documentary called "Beyond All Boundaries" by filmmaker Sushrut Jain. It follows the stories of three Indians - a penniless superfan, a boy prodigy, and a girl cricketer during the 2011 Cricket World Cup (The year India won in dramatic finish you might remember). The trailer looks great and it is personally [...]

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Confessions from Brown Hollywood with Eliyas Qureshi

By IIF|2013-02-13T15:40:24+00:00February 13th, 2013|Brown Hollywood, Interviews, upcoming movies|

India Independent Films presents the first part of an ongoing series called "Confessions from Brown Hollywood" where we discuss the challenges of being a South Asian actor in Hollywood. The first part of this series features actor Eliyas Qureshi from shows like "The Good Wife", "30 Rock", "Bored to Death" and much more. He can next be seen on the new conspiracy drama "Zero Hour", which premieres tomorrow night at 8 p.m. on ABC. We had a great chat about the realities of being a South Asian in Hollywood and where the industry is going. http://youtu.be/nZUn6f_2PyM

Look! Brown people in “Squad 85”

By IIF|2012-12-28T22:28:10+00:00December 28th, 2012|Brown Hollywood, movies we loved|

Welcome to a new segment for Brown Hollywood called "Look! Brown people in..." We will be highlighting Hollywood shows, movies, webseries and more that feature South Asian actors and creators prominently. Offensively hilarious. Those are the two best words I can use to describe the new web series out of Justin Lin's YOMYOMF Network (You Offend Me You Offend My Family). For those of you unfamiliar with the network, check out this fantastic write up by Slate about it. http://youtu.be/I4NfuqulsYI The story is about a super top secret elite police squad sent 25 years into the future from 1985 to take on [...]

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Brown Hollywood coming soon

By IIF|2012-12-13T17:03:02+00:00December 13th, 2012|Brown Hollywood, Interviews|

With SAIFF done and the festival season being a little low for now, IIF has taken the past few weeks to brainstorm a few changes. The first major change will be a complete redesign to the site. It'll be more organized and streamlined for your viewing pleasure. The other major change is a new section to the site we're calling Brown Hollywood. In addition to promoting and discussing independent films, we are devoted to highlighting South Asian actors/writers/directors working in Hollywood. These days, South Asians are getting recognized in more and more areas of Hollywood everyday. We have actors on [...]

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