The screening on Tuesday the 28th of April was followed by a Q&A with director Karla Murthy and producer Rajal Pitroda. Hosted by film curator Siavash Minoukadeh.
As a young boy, Shantha Murthy ran away from home to escape the extreme poverty of his Indian village. He travelled the country in search of work, holding onto the belief that one day his life would change. It did, following a serendipitous encounter with a Texan couple. He travelled to the US, but his American Dream was not to be fulfilled.
Karla Murthy’s film weaves together home videos and phone conversations recorded during her father’s stint as a gas station attendant, while also reflecting on her own identity as a first-generation American. What emerges is an intimate love letter – a meditation on a complicated father-daughter relationship and a poignant tribute to the immigrant working class.
The screening on Tuesday the 28th of April was followed by a Q&A with director Karla Murthy and producer Rajal Pitroda. Hosted by film curator Siavash Minoukadeh.
The screening was Open Captioned and a British Sign Language interpreter was visible on stage throughout the Q&A.
About DocFest Spotlights:
In this joint curation between Bertha DocHouse and Sheffield DocFest, audiences are invited to discover the gems, highlights and new voices in non-fiction cinema which premiered in the past festival edition.