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Winner of Best Short Film!
“How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music?” won Best Short Film Fall, 2023, plus got some heartwarming audience feedback which you can watch here.
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“How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music” Reviews and Interview
“How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music” got some great attention this fall with a Director Interview in The Daily Eye, review and audience feedback from the FEEDBACK Female Film Festival.
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Now Playing, Fall 2023
Shyamala’s two short films can be viewed in various on-line film festivals this fall including Tasveer Festival, Awareness Festival and San Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. Click here for details.
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Awards from Indian International Short Film Festival
Honored to announce a plethora of awards for both films! Fight the Fear: Best Cinematography – 2nd Place Best Actor (female) – 3rd Place Best Lockdown Short Film – Critics Choice How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music? Best Lockdown Short Film – 3rd Place Best Actor Read more…
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Winner: Women’s Film Award!
“How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music” made it to the Tagore Festival’s Annual Sun of the East Awards for 2022. Winners from every month of the festival were brought together for this annual awards festival and we won in the Women’s Film Category!
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Winner: Best Short Experimental Dance Award!
FIGHT THE FEAR wins first award at it’s debut in the Marina del Rey Film Festival! Thank you to the talented cast starring Teresa Segura Flores and Jazmin Alejos and the amazing cinematographer and editor Gregory R.R. Crosby.
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Marina Del Rey Film Festival, June 17, 2022
Celebrate Shyamala’s two short films at the Marina del Rey Film Festival! “Fight the Fear” 6pm, BLOCK L, and “How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music” 7:30pm, BLOCK M
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How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music?
How Do You Fall Out of Love with Country Music? Directed by Shyamala Moorty She just wants to sing country and western on stage, but it’s not easy for a South Asian-American in the deep south where every audience is a hostile one. Winner of multiple awards, “How Do You Read more…
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Fight the Fear
“Fight the Fear” came out of a guest artist residency of Shyamala Moorty with CSULB Dance students. In the process, two of the students shared their powerful migration stories, that merged with Shyamala’s long distance work with the Post Natyam Collective about borders and water. Learn more about this screendance here.