In the wake of personal loss, an unexpected sisterhood unites an ambitious New York med student with a spirited girl from a nomadic tribe in India.
Hemal Trivedi
Hemal has been producing and directing documentaries for 18 years. Her body of work has won one Oscar, three Emmys, one Peabody and seven Emmy nominations, a nomination for MTV Movie Awards, nominations for Independent Spirits Awards and Cinema Eye Award. Her work has been showcased in film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, IDFA, Full Frame, Berlin Film Festival and AFI and venues including the United Nations and the US Department of State. Her work has been broadcast on Netflix, HBO, PBS (Frontline and Independent Lens), YouTube Red, Topic, Channel 4 and several other broadcast venues. She has served as a speaker, panelist and judge for TEDx, Independent Film Week, the Emmys and other prestigious awarding bodies.
Matt Alesevich
Matt is a writer and journalist who has covered international human interest stories from North Korea to Iraq for publications including VICE, Al Jazeera, The Daily Beast, Public Radio Int'l, Global Post, and more. As a brand storyteller, he's written for the world's most well-known brands including Google, Uber, Amex, Mastercard, and Samsung. 
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and
short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.
