Posted on Tuesday, 3rd May 2011 by Declan Palazzi
University of Texas student Soham Mehta has been named a finalist in the Student Academy Awards competition.
The Indian-born Mehta, who was raised in Houston, has been honored for his narrative short Fatakra, which screened at SXSW this year and recently won the audience award for best short at the Sarasota Film Festival. The film served as Mehtas MFA thesis film at UT.
Mehtas website describes the movie thusly:
Naveen left India to chase his dreams in America. Today, three years and a recession later, his wife and son join him. Sparks fly as a family reunites.
Watch the trailer below.
The 38th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony takes place on June 11.
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