DisOrient 2024

Shorts Program: Perspectives

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7 films in package
A Roll of Film
A short documentary film about the filmmaker's journey through shooting a roll of film. After 2 decades of digital camera dominance, 35mm film photography is making a comeback.
JULY 4TH, 2020
July 2020, at the peak of the pandemic in the city of Los Angeles, misunderstandings and conflicts between a Chinese immigrant father, a white restaurant owner, and a young black man escalate into a tumultuous climax...
Post Term
Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.
Waves (for Ryan)
In the wake of their childhood friend’s suicide, Danny will do anything to stay out of the house. As a last ditch effort to reconnect the friend group, Danny brings the boys back together as they do their best to party the pain away.
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The Stranger
Jackie wakes up to find a stranger in her apartment.
Closed captions available
Tiny Joy
A couple struggles to find intimacy in the pandemic, only to find that a tiny act from him changes things.
Order for Pickup
Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts everything.
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Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.


Director - Saleem Nasir Gondal

Saleem Nasir Gondal (he/him) is a filmmaker based in New York. His work explores the power of conversation and sound to convey the interior lives of underrepresented communities onscreen.

Saleem's work has been supported by The Black List, The National Board of Review, The Gotham, Pillars Fund, and MPAC Hollywood Bureau. He is currently in development on his debut feature TORTILLA ROTI, a drama about a Punjabi Mexican family that forms during the Great Depression.

Saleem's short film SUPER SONIC has screened in five different countries, including the Austin Film Festival, TIDE Film Festival and the Asian American International Film Festival. Saleem's short POST TERM is a winner of the Focus Features | JetBlue Short Film Showcase.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    Urdu, English, Punjabi
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Oregon
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  • Director
    Saleem Nasir Gondal
  • Screenwriter
    Saleem Nasir Gondal
  • Producer
    Kellie Brook Malone
  • Cast
    Sanjana Shukla, Shezi Sardar, Shahjehan Khan
  • Editor
    Adriana Cespides
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