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For Here Or To Go? (USA)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
6.00 pm, Thursday, August 20
HOYTS MELBOURNE CENTRAL
Year: 2015
Language: English / Hindi
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Rating: Festival Rating
Director: Rucha Humnabadkar
Cast: Ali Fazal, Melanie Kannokada and Rajit Kapur
Film Festivals & Awards: 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Houston,
CINEQUEST 2015, San Jose, voted best festival by USA Today Poll,
International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) 2015, Toronto,
AAIFF 2015 New York (Asian Cine Vision)
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the 2008 recession, For Here or To Go? is a comedy drama about the many personal battles faced by immigrants living in America. Young Silicon Valley software professional Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. The path to realizing your American dream is fraught with all sorts of unexpected challenges is what the film highlights.