"9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by an Indian American director,
has been nominated for a record eight awards at the 2012 World Music
& Independent Film Festival here in August.
A fast paced
thriller with undertones of terrorism, the film poses the question how
does one survive collectively in meeting the growing phenomenon of
terrorism head on. Written and directed by Manan Singh Katohora, "9
Eleven" portrays the life of 11 people terrorised to the core by an
unknown entity in an unfamiliar place.
Each individual is
petrified and is hesitant to talk or take each other into confidence for
one simple reason: The fear of the unknown!
Katohora, who won
the 2012 Rising Star Award for the film at Canada International Film
Festival, has been nominated in three categories: Best Screenplay; Best
Director and Best Director in SouthEast Asian Film.
Other
nominations are: Best Horror/Thriller Film; Best South East Asian Film;
Best Supporting Actor: Tejash Natali; Best Supporting Actress: Jyoti
Singh; and Best Supporting Actor: Sonny Chatrath.
The winners will be announced August 25.
Founded
by June Daguiso, WMIFF is an IMDB qualifying international film
festival that showcases and recognises all global independent artists
and their diverse talents.
Dedicated to building a global film
community and supporting emerging filmmakers, WMIFF offers all selected
artists exceptional exposure.
Earlier '9 Eleven' won the Best
Feature Film award at the Peoples Film Festival (TPFF) in New York
showcasing extraordinary films using different media formats.
Silicon India has listed it as one of the ten outstanding movies by Indian American filmmakers.
Indian American director's film gets 8 festival nominations
