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Kashif Pasta’s Desi Standard Time Travel starring Ali Kazmi to have US premiere at Tallgrass Film Festival

Kashif Pasta’s Desi Standard Time Travel starring Ali Kazmi to have US premiere at Tallgrass Film Festival

The film follows a new father who suddenly loses his own dad and gets an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening.
30 Aug, 2022

Director Kashif Pasta has an announcement — his sci-fi short film with a “ton of comedy and heart” Desi Standard Time Travel will be having a US premiere at the 20th annual Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, US.

Taking the news to his Instagram account, the director shared that the festival is a huge deal for him. “From the festival programmers to the attendees to the other filmmakers, the spirit of stubborn independence is alive and well in Wichita, Kansas and I can’t wait to see how our Pakistani-Canadian time travel drama with heart plays to an audience of non-South Asians in the heartland,” he wrote.

The filmmaker described the movie as a Pakistani-Canadian sci-fi drama. According to IMDb’s synopsis, the film follows a new father who suddenly loses his own dad and gets an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening, which gives him a chance to end things on a better note.

Actor Ali Kazmi, who stars in the film, also shared it to his Instagram stories and wrote, “Couldn’t be happier to have our US premiere at the 20th anniversary of Tallgrass Film. This festival has been a goal for a minute of the deeply supportive community of filmmakers and audiences they bring together.”

The film also stars Adolyn H. Dar who was recently seen in Superman & Lois, Anika Zulfikar, Sumit Dhingra and Harleen Uppal. It has been written by Aysha Aijaz, Nessa Aref and Pasta. It has been produced by Eric Bizzarri and Shyam Valera.

The film festival will be held from September 28 to October 2 this year in downtown Wichita, Kansas.

Comments

Syed Hasni Aug 30, 2022 02:54pm
Got to check it out, sounds like a great plot. Time travels desi style- I am wondering how far you can go
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Badarul Islam Aug 30, 2022 03:10pm
Good luck. Well done.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Aug 30, 2022 04:20pm
Bring it on.
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Ehsan Aug 30, 2022 07:27pm
Great idea. Best of luck
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Kashif Pasta Aug 30, 2022 08:45pm
Thank you so much for covering our film!! And to everyone in the comments here for being so gracious. Really excited to contribute and grow with the global Pakistani film movement — we have a beautiful culture and the world is ready to experience it :)
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Joseph Tate Aug 31, 2022 04:19am
Brilliant premise and title. Hope the film is as good.
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