Akshay, a Marathi-American teenager struggles to prepare kaju katli for the annual Diwali party, consumed by grief. He is forced to reckon with the true reason he is struggling to create this dessert, redefining his place in his culture.
Cast
Crew
Sujay Khona
Director, Writer, Sound Designer
Natalia Melnikova
Writer, Sound Designer, Script Supervisor
Bodhi Bryan-Roig
Editor
Marjaan Simab
Assistant Editor, Digital Imaging Technician
Nate Henry
Cinematography
Tiffany Vu
First Assistant Director
Daniel Zaitoun
Producer
Ruth Tesfaye
Co-Producer, Art Department Production Assistant
Zahra Ahmed
Production Assistant
Aryaman Kantawala
Production Assistant
Jennifer Vu
Production Designer
Divya Sundaram
Production Designer, Music
Douglas "Xavier" Jimenez
First Assistant Camera
Emma Haynes
Second Assistant Camera
Molly O'Shea
Makeup & Hair
Ky Wilcox
Makeup & Hair
Cecilia Ohanian
Art Department Production Assistant, BTS Videographer
Simone Parker
Art Department Production Assistant
CK Kearns
Art Department Production Assistant, Grip
Erica Worthington
Sound Mixer
Judia King
Boom Operator
Sophia Porter
BTS Photographer
Carleigh Williams
Best Boy Grip
Brian Hearsey
Key Grip
Matthew Baltar
Gaffer
Cole Rawson
Graphic Designer
Tanvi Bendigiri
Graphic Designer