Short and Experimental Films

Eunuch Alley

Eunuch Alley is a Bollywood-Noir about gangsters, journalists, eunichs, mothers, and castration. It follows the adventures of a journalist, Salil, as he encounters eunuchs, his mother, and famous criminal Charles Sobhraj. This surreal film is set in India but was shot in Philadelphia, using a multiracial cast. Using elements from Bombay film and from Noir Eunuch Alley rollicks its way from chases to musical numbers to lush flashbacks.

A combination of David Lynch and Monty Python … disturbingly entertaining!

Kurt Engfehr, Academy Award winner, Bowling for Columbine

Filmmaker Shashwati Talukdar has her glamorous eunuchs dance, sing and lift their skirts to help expose the fears and frailties of men, the confines of gender and the dilemmas of art.

Veronica Vera, founder and author, Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls

Note: Eunuch Alley does not present a sociologically realistic portrayal of either Eunuchs or Charles Sobhraj. [More info...]

My Life as a Poster

My Life as a Poster is a fake autobiography designed to stimulate debate about cultural representations. It tells a fictional story about the filmmaker and her family; using images of popular Indian film stars and a keen sense of parody, it explores the marginalizing aspects of identity politics, and the “First World’s” expectations from a “Third World” filmmaker. (7:30 min. 1995) [More info...]

Shorts

Other short films, including: Tahini and Tears, Snake-Byte, Roop Kanwar, Retroaction, Geometry Lover, Any number you want, and Bollywood Terror. [More info...]