Indian American writer-director Faroukh Virani’s science fiction film “Vimana” is competing with 24 other short films as part of the PBS Online Film Festival, which runs from June 15 to July 17. (Facebook photo)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Indian American writer-director Faroukh Virani’s science fiction film “Vimana” is among the 25 short films featured as part of the PBS Online Film Festival, which runs from June 15 to July 17.
The 17-minute bilingual (Hindi and English) film follows three Indian astronauts — Pankaj (played by Indian actor Ravi Kapoor), Naaz (Hina Khan) and Rishi (Anjul Nigam) — who are sent on a 40-light-year trip to colonize the planet Gliese 581g for India in the year 2021.
The astronauts face a dilemma when their captain Rishi, whom Naaz is in love with, falls sick as an adverse reaction to hyper-sleep.
Mission Control requires the astronauts toss his body overboard in order to avoid contaminating the new colony when they land. Yet Naaz does not want to give up on Rishi, preventing the ship from being able to land on Gliese, much to Pankaj’s dismay.
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