I Want To Be A Desi 2 screens at ReFrame in Peterborough

I Want To Be A Desi 2 will screen at the ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival on Saturday, January 30, at 4:00 at the Showplace (with Terra Sacer and Six Miles Deep). Director Allan Tong and co-producer Dinesh Sachdev will present the film. Allan will also speak at the Filmmakers Panel immediately following the screening, also at the Showplace.

Director Allan Tong interview on CFFF-FM

Director Allan Tong will be talking about "DESI 2" with CFFF radio's Barry Boyce on his Social Justice Power Hour program on Monday, January 18, from 3:30 to 4:00 pm. CFFF is Trent University's radio station, and Allan is promoting the January 30 screening of "DESI 2" at the ReFrame International Film Festival in Peterborough.

Listen online at http://www.trentu.ca/org/trentradio/

DESI2 returns to Canada

Following successful screenings in Washington, DC and San Diego, I Want To Be A Desi 2 received its Canadian premiere at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on November 6 and will enter the new year screening at The ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival on Saturday January 30, 2010. Q&A with director Allan Tong and co-producer and "Desi" Dinesh Sachdev willfollow.


Full schedule will soon be up at www.reframefilmfestival.ca

Casting Call for I Want To Be A Desi

Nov. 24: I'm casting South Asian actors for the Dec.6 shoot of I WANT TO BE A DESI, the comedy version of "DESI 2." This is an ACTRA TIP project (BravoFact), so all actors and background performers must belong to ACTRA:

SA FEMALE 1: background role: early-20s to play a virginal, naive Indian bachelorette.

SA FEMALE 2: actor role: early/mid 20s to play glamorous Bollywood bride who becomes a gold-digger.

SA MALE: 30s-up: actor role; business owner type who runs a "Desi School." Looks legit, but is really a little sneaky.

ASIAN/FILIPINO FEMALE: background role: 30s-up to play a nanny.

To apply: e-mail CV, headshot and agent details to tong.allan@gmail.com. Auditions scheduled. No calls, please.

Desi 2 at Vancouver Asian Film Fest

Following two screenings at San Diego Asian Film Festival and Washington's DC APA last month, I Want To Be A Desi 2 continues its festival tour with a screening at The Vancouver Asian Film Festival on Friday, Nov.6 in the Mighty Asians & Funny Canadians program.

DESI 2 plays San Diego

I WANT TO BE A DESI 2 continues its American festival run with not one, but *two* screenings at the San Diego Asian Film Festival in the American Dreams and Reflections program:

Friday, October 16 @ 4:00 pm (free screening)
Tuesday, October 27 @ 5:40 pm

@ The UltraStar Theater
7510 Hazard Center Drive, located off Friars Road at 163, San Diego, CA

Full details and ticketing info:
http://sdaff.bside.com/2009/films/americandreamsandreflections_sdaff2009

DESI Does Washington

I WANT TO BE A DESI 2 screens at the DC APA (Washington's Asian Pacific American Film Festival) on Monday, October 5 at 6:30 pm at the Canadian Embassy in the all-Canuck program, Twelve.

For tickets and more information go to http://www.apafilm.org/category/events/