WORLD PREMIERE
USA | 2008 | 99mins | Video
Producers: Amyn Kaderali, Manish Goyal
Writer: Amyn Kaderali
Cinematographer: Alison Kelly
Editor: Nadia Fugazza
Music: Timo Chen
Cast: Samrat Chakrabarti, Rebecca Hazlewood, David Alan Grier, Jaleel White
www.kissingcousinsmovie.com
In Person: Director Amyn Kaderali
Filmmaker Amyn Kaderali follows up his hilarious short film Call Center (SFIAAFF '05) with Kissing Cousins, an inspired debut feature that breathes new life into the tired romantic comedy genre. Witty, sassy and even a bit naughty, Kissing Cousins revels in its subversive depiction of romance gone awry.
Amir (Samrat Chakrabarti) is a professional heartbreaker. Except, he hasn't dated any of the unfortunate souls with whom he breaks up—he's just the hired messenger who bears the bad news. And for an additional fee, he can even get your stuff back! As his friends begin to couple up, get married and settle into new homes, they wonder if bachelor Amir will ever let his hardened heart fall in love.
When Amir's gorgeous British cousin Zara (Rebecca Hazlewood, ER) visits him in Los Angeles, she fools his friends into thinking that she's his girlfriend. But as Amir spends more time with Zara, she opens him up to feelings that have lay dormant for far too long. How long can they keep up this ruse of faux-love? Or will they become more than "just cousins"?
Look out for Jaleel White (better known as "Steve Urkel") and David Alan Grier in humorous supporting roles, but the real star is Chakrabarti, who is enormously appealing as Amir. A veteran of short-form storytelling, director Kaderali infuses Kissing cousins with equal parts candor and comedy to craft a funny, touching portrait of a heart redeemed by love.
—Christopher Au
Filmmaker Amyn Kaderali follows up his hilarious short film Call Center (SFIAAFF '05) with Kissing Cousins, an inspired debut feature that breathes new life into the tired romantic comedy genre. Witty, sassy and even a bit naughty, Kissing Cousins revels in its subversive depiction of romance gone awry.
Amir (Samrat Chakrabarti) is a professional heartbreaker. Except, he hasn't dated any of the unfortunate souls with whom he breaks up—he's just the hired messenger who bears the bad news. And for an additional fee, he can even get your stuff back! As his friends begin to couple up, get married and settle into new homes, they wonder if bachelor Amir will ever let his hardened heart fall in love.
When Amir's gorgeous British cousin Zara (Rebecca Hazlewood, ER) visits him in Los Angeles, she fools his friends into thinking that she's his girlfriend. But as Amir spends more time with Zara, she opens him up to feelings that have lay dormant for far too long. How long can they keep up this ruse of faux-love? Or will they become more than "just cousins"?
Look out for Jaleel White (better known as "Steve Urkel") and David Alan Grier in humorous supporting roles, but the real star is Chakrabarti, who is enormously appealing as Amir. A veteran of short-form storytelling, director Kaderali infuses Kissing cousins with equal parts candor and comedy to craft a funny, touching portrait of a heart redeemed by love.
WED 3/19 9:00pm $11.00
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