Hank and Asha

Hank and Asha is a 2013 comedy-romance directed by James E. Duff, and produced and co-written by James E. Duff and Julia Morrison. The film stars Mahira Kakkar and Andrew Pastides. It premiered in competition at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature,[3] and was later acquired for US distribution by FilmRise.[4]

Hank and Asha
Film poster
Directed byJames E. Duff
Produced byJames E. Duff
Written byJulia Morrison
James E. Duff
StarringMahira Kakkar
Andrew Pastides
Music byLara Meyerratken
CinematographyBianca Butti
Edited byJulia Morrison
Distributed byFilmRise
Release date
  • January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19) (Slamdance)[1]
  • April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) (New York)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$16,878[2]

Plot

Asha (Mahira Kakkar), born and raised in India, is studying abroad in Prague. She longs for deeper connections with people at a time in her life when everything is about to change. Hank (Andrew Pastides), a filmmaker and lonely new transplant to New York City, is still reeling from a romantic breakup, and facing increasing pressure from his parents to return to North Carolina to rescue the failing family business.

When Asha sees Hank’s documentary at a film festival, she feels inspired to send him a video message. Intrigued, Hank responds in kind. Their friendship develops through an unconventional video correspondence, and as their relationship intensifies, they must decide whether or not to take a chance on meeting face to face.

‘Hank and Asha’ is a subjectively told cross-cultural love story that explores themes of isolation, identity, and the universal appeal of entertaining life’s what-ifs.

Cast
  • Mahira Kakkar ... Asha
  • Andrew Pastides ... Hank
  • Bianca Butti ... Anne
  • Brian Sloan ... Bartender

Production

Husband-and-wife filmmakers James E. Duff and Julia Morrison produced the film while they were teaching at Prague Film School in the Czech Republic. It was shot in 11 days in Prague, and 10 days in New York, and the two lead actors never met during production.[5]

Release

The film played at 40 international film festivals including the Slamdance Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, BendFilm Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Savannah Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, and the RiverRun International Film Festival.[6] It won 20 awards including 5 best narrative feature awards and 7 audience awards.[7] The film had a limited theatrical release starting April 11, 2014,[8] and was later released on DVD and digital platforms by FilmRise.[9]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Recipient Result
CINE Golden Eagle Award, Independent and Emerging Media 2015 Narrative Feature James E. Duff, Julia Morrison Won[10]
Berkshire International Film Festival 2014 Audience Award Best Feature Won[11]
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2014 Best Feature Won[12]
RiverRun International Film Festival 2014 Altered States Award for Best Indie Won[13]
Prescott Film Festival 2014 Best Screenplay James E. Duff, Julia Morrison Won[14]
Napa Valley Film Festival 2013 Grand Prize Best Narrative Feature James E. Duff Won[15]
Napa Valley Film Festival 2013 Audience Award Best Actor Andrew Pastides Won[16]
Napa Valley Film Festival 2013 Audience Award Best Actress Mahira Kakkar Won[17]
Savannah Film Festival 2013 HBO Films Best Producer Award James E. Duff, Julia Morrison Won[18]
Portland Film Festival 2013 Best Feature Won[19]
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2013 Best Feature First Prize Won[20]
Woods Hole Film Festival 2013 Directors’ Awards Cinematography Best Narrative Feature Bianca Butti Won[21]
Slamdance Film Festival 2013 Audience Award Narrative Feature James E. Duff Won[22]
BendFilm Festival 2013 Audience Award Won[23]
Brooklyn International Film Festival 2013 Best Producer James E. Duff, Julia Morrison Won[24]
gollark: ALL data is to be encrypted.
gollark: Well, NOT being utterly secured would be uncool, and the only simpler thing would be, I don't know, Noise?
gollark: I dislike it, however.
gollark: Denied.
gollark: Oh, we can mandate TLS 1.3 too.

References
  1. http://www.larry411.com/post/video_interview_hank_asha_star_andrew_pastides_2013_slamdance_film_festival
  2. "Hank and Asha (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. "Audience and Grand Jury Prizes Announced for 2013 Slamdance Film". Slamdance. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. "Filmrise Acquires All US Rights". Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "How They Did It - Hank and Asha Spins a Romance Where the Leads Never Met". Moviemaker.
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  8. "Theatrical Release". Hank and Asha.
  9. "DVD and Digital Release". Amazon.
  10. "CINE Press Release - 58th Golden Eagle Award Recipients for Independent Medial" (PDF). cine.org.
  11. "Berkshire International Film Festival Wraps Spectacular Ninth Year". biffma.org.
  12. "Ashland Film". ashlandfilm.org.
  13. "Wrapping Up the 16th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival". yesweekly.com.
  14. "2014 Awards". prescottfilmfestival.com.
  15. "Award Winners Announced at 2013 Napa Valley Film Fest". patch.com.
  16. "Award Winners Announced at 2013 Napa Valley Film Fest". patch.com.
  17. "Award Winners Announced at 2013 Napa Valley Film Fest". patch.com.
  18. "Hank and Asha How Two Newlyweds Shot a Long Distance Romance on Their Honeymoon". indiewire.com.
  19. "The Indie Film Corner - Hank and Asha". yourislandnews.com.
  20. "Award13". film-festival.org.
  21. "Woods Hole Film Festival Announces 2013 Winning Films". vimooz.com.
  22. "Audiencec and Grand Jury Prizes Announced for 2013 Slamdance Film". slamdance.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  23. "2013 Festival Winners". Bendfilm.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  24. "Festival Winners". Brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.


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