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Synopsis:

On the eve of her wedding anniversary, empty-nester Sujata Chopra attempts to find some joy in her broken marriage, until she learns about the passing of her childhood companion’s spouse on Facebook. Having been disconnected from this woman for over 30 years over a misunderstanding, Sujata finds the courage to reach out to send her condolences. They reconnect, sparking friction when Sujata’s controlling husband, Dr. Chopra, finds out.

Nirav Bhakta Raised as an undocumented immigrant in motels, with an educational background in architecture, Nirav Bhakta began his journey in film as an actor. With the lack of authentic roles for Asian Americans, Nirav began to create narratives focusing on the immigrant experience. He created his first experimental short film 'Honor' revolving around the topic of honor killings, which traveled to film festivals around the world, including the prestigious UK Asian Film Festival. Nirav and Gayatri Bajpai, who both are co-directors of the HBO APA Visionaries short film 'Halwa' are next co-directing a portrait documentary short about a Mexican trans woman who was human trafficked by a drug cartel into sex slavery. Gayatri Bajpai is the director of the short films Muck (2014), Housewarming (2017) and Rio (2017), a short film executive produced by James Franco and incorporated into a feature film anthology of the same name. She produced a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s Live Cinema production, Distant Vision (2016). She is a two-time UCLA Directors’ Spotlight Winner: of Best Documentary for Muck in 2014 and Best Comedy for Housewarming in 2016. With a multiethnic, international upbringing, Gayatri is interested in stories about people who find themselves caught between cultures. She is developing a feature screenplay as a co-production based in India and North America and finishing a documentary with co-director Nirav Bhakta about the experiences of a Mexican trans woman who escaped a cartel. She holds an MFA in directing from UCLA.