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The talent has always been here.
The access hasn't.

A community-powered platform building pathways for

South Asian and Diaspora filmmakers 

from the first conversation to a finished film finding its audience.

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Photo: Priya Vashist

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NEXT SESSION

 UPCOMING FIRESIDE 

Making the Film Was the Easy Part:

The 'Nukkad Natak' Road to Release

Taking a street-play premise from script to finished film — and what the long stretch between a premiere and an actual release demands of a team.

DATE

Sunday, 13 December 2026

8:00 AM PT · 11:00 AM ET · 8:30 PM IST

SPEAKERS

Tanmaya Shekhar · Director
Medha Khanna · Producer
Molshri Singh · Producer & Actor
Moderated by Liz Sankarsingh

ACCESS

Free and open to everyone

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FEATURED PARTNERSHIP 

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Written and directed by Bassam Tariq  

A current example of how South Asian Lens shows up for work that should reach our communities.

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OUR INITIATIVES

Each one opens a different door — to a conversation, a skill, a film that deserves distribution, or a history worth keeping.

01

Fireside Conversations

Candid conversations with industry experts on craft, choices, lessons, and what’s next.

02

Community Labs

Peer working sessions on funding, craft, careers, strategy, and shared problem-solving.

03

The Lens List

A curated showcase helping South Asian films reach audiences.

04

Film Archive

A living record of South Asian diaspora cinema for cultural posterity.

WHY WE EXIST

2,000+

10

1,990

films submitted in a single festival cycle

selected

still looking for a way forward

SAL is our commitment to building those pathways between filmmakers in South Asia and the diaspora. Pathways wide enough for the stories that keep getting left out.

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