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@lionpartyfilms & @drunkbollywood mastermind • formerly @indiewire @mashable
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Writer/director Dara Van Dusen (‘A Prayer for the Dying’) on how ten years working as a script supervisor didn't fully prepare her for what she discovered about actors when directing her first feature, and the importance of building trust to bring out their best work.

Following a screening of ‘A Prayer for the Dying’, her adaptation of Stewart O’Nan’s novel starring Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly, Dara joined us at the Robin Williams Center for a conversation moderated by Proma Khosla. Now on YouTube. Link in bio.

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Shubho Bijoya & Happy Dussehra 🙏🏽🌺✨

Durga Puja is one of our biggest annual celebrations. It honors the goddess Durga Ma 🔱 and her victory over the demon Mahishasur, the triumph of good over evil. The 10-day festival ends today on Vijaya Dashami, which many Indians celebrate as Dussehra around the globe.

Kolkata Bengalis celebrate it a bit uniquely tho. Durga Pujo isn’t only about praying to a distant goddess on a pedestal. We see her as our homegirl, coming back to her parents’ house for a few days with her four kids in tow. So the pujo is a real vacay, with a strict no diet policy: khichuri bhog, maach (fish), mangsho (meat), & more mishti than we’ll ever admit. Today she goes back, and we send her off with sweets, a few tears, and a promise: asche bochor abar hobe. “Let’s do it again next year.”

Beneath the dhak (drums), shankha (conch shell) and ulu (women’s trilling call), sounds that echo a war cry, pujo carries a timely message: we stand with every woman. If we can welcome a goddess home as a daughter, we owe that same care to every daughter already here. We bow to Ma’s strength while women everywhere still fight to feel safe, heard, and believed. Mahishasur lives on in every abuse of power we excuse, and every time we look away to keep the peace. Evil doesn’t end because we pray or tell women to “stay safe.” It ends when we speak up, show up, and refuse to stay quiet. It ends when monsters are brought to justice. So the truest tribute to Ma isn’t how big we celebrate. It’s how we protect the basic dignity and freedom of the women around us, long after the pandals come down.

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These are some fave moments & fit-checks from pujos past / present in NYC: draping a sari (peak Bong girl core), showing up for anjali (our morning flower offering), and a pandal in Times Sq with chosen fam. Sana got her blessings + prasad “treats” too 🐾

Many of us are far from the people we love most. But something about the drums and the same aarti we’ve heard all our lives pulls everyone I love back to the same place.

I feel so lucky to have grown up with these traditions, and luckier still to keep them going.

Love & blessings from Sana & me 💛
#NP sounds of pujo 🎶

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Happiest Day of Her Life 🎥
I wanted to write and direct a film for Pretty Funny Comedy that represented a feeling we’re all too familiar with, heartbreak. Not just heart break, but that feeling when your family and friends rally around you during heartbreak. I wanted to write a film about the people who make us laugh even when we want to cry.
That’s what Happiest Day Of Her Life and Pretty Funny Comedy are about, female friendship, and showing up to bring someone light when they’re in the dark.

I want to thank everyone who was involved with the film, from our amazing crew, incredible cast, and everyone who took a phone call with me to talk through ideas, editing, or honestly just to watch it and give me notes. This film was made with the intention of showcasing friendship, but it was also made through friendship.

Happiest Day Of Her Life will be screening at the @followheart_fest in LA in November 5-9th, and it has been an official festival select at the @meliorafilmfest and will be screening on November 15th at 3:15pm in New York.

So much more to come! 🎀

Ticket link in bio!

Written and Directed by: Mackenzie Jaquish

Cast
Ashley - Stella Rockel
Natalie - Aditi Molly Bhanja
Kate - Shea Claire
Betty - Alyssa Alizor
Wife - Proma Khosla
Nikki - Mackenzie Jaquish
Sam - Samantha Opitz
Ben (Voice)- Josh Flitter

Crew
AD: Proma Khosla
AD #2: Maya Danzig
Sound: Jordan Alexander
DP: Mackenzie Jaquish
DP #2: Juliette Cochet
Music Supervisor: Josh Flitter

Special Thanks to Jackie Jaquish For being there for every heart break.

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Nothing hit for millennial women like HBO’s Girls in 2012 — will the 2028 sequel affect us this deeply??

[girls, hbo girls, girls reboot, millennial, tv]

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This week we were all in on Robert Pattinson’s filmography! What are your favorite RPatz titles?

[Harry Potter, the odyssey, mickey 17, the drama, the batman]

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Writer and director Dara Van Dusen joined us at the Robin Williams Center in New York for a screening and conversation about her feature directorial debut, ‘A Prayer for the Dying,’ starring Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly and Kristine Kujath Thorp.

Adapted from Stewart O’Nan’s novel, the film follows a Civil War veteran serving as his Wisconsin town’s sheriff, undertaker and pastor as an epidemic and wildfire threaten the community. Following its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, the film is now playing in select theaters.

Hear from Dara in a conversation moderated by Proma Khosla. Coming soon to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to be notified when it drops. Link in bio.

📷: Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images

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We will never forget ‘Remember Me’… watch us spiral about the 2010 drama and THAT twist in our latest episode, now streaming!

[remember me, Robert Pattinson, movies, podcast, film critic]

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Weekend TV rec! Throwing it back to our Q2 faves and Proma’s pitch for #maximumpleasureguaranteed! The whole season is available to stream on @appletv

[tatiana maslany, Jake Johnson, Murray Bartlett]

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Major props to #bestofthebest for portraying a new kind of Desi mom with @janina’s character.

[netflix, hasan Minhaj, Lena khan, desi, desi american]

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epic bachelorette weekend w my epic girls 💕💍🌴 you're the absolute best 🥰🌅❤️ special shoutout to @snehbee @upahvan @r1ath3gr8 for planning the most chill rager ever. you know me too well 🥲 @shalvinder you're an artist and @carmensuen123 we're forever caviar buddies 😘 @promawhatup @a_raiiii @applebym @_rachrach . ILY all so much, thank you all for everything, cannot wait for round 2 !! 🇮🇳

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finally, true representation

[best of the best, Netflix, Taco Bell, desi, desi american]

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#bestofthebest asks: Could a freshman make lead? An expert weighs in…

[netflix, DDN, Bollywood dance, podcast]

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