Philadelphia

The Mustard Seed Film Festival Is A Home Away From Home

August 26, 2016

The first in an annual tradition. “A home away from home” is how festival co-organizer Natasha Cohen-Carroll describes Mustard Seed Film Festival, Philadelphia’s premier South Asian film festival that took place last weekend. What was originally envisioned by Cohen-Carroll and co-organizer Hariprasad Kowtha to be a small film viewing in a backyard with friends grew into … Read More

The Mustard Seed Film Festival Is Bringing South Asia Back To Philly

August 18, 2016

It’s happening this Friday and Saturday. The South Asian population in Philadelphia has grown over 200% in the last decade, but looking at the art scene there you might not think it. For Natasha Cohen-Carroll and Hariprasad Kowtha, Philly inhabitants, this felt wrong. So they launched their own film festival to combat the lack. “We’ve noticed a … Read More