narrative fiction short film | 2025
written, directed, produced by Alisha Bhowmik
produced by Samantha Skinner
cinematography by Pete Quandt
It's New Years Eve in Brooklyn and Annika has nothing to wear…because nothing fits. Throughout her night she undergoes the push and pull of trying to be okay with herself and her surroundings.
starring Alisha Bhowmik, Amanda Centeno and beccs with a cameo of Cynthia Victor
narrative feature film | 2022
Written, Directed and Produced by Ryan Dickie & Abigail Horton
Produced by Alisha Bhowmik
A hapless software engineer discovers a deadly corporate conspiracy, sending him on the run as he tries to expose the crime.
Starring Jason Selvig, Kara Young, Ben Horner, Reema Sampat and Davram Stiefler
*World Premiere | Austin Film Festival 2022
Winner of Best Film | Harlem Film Festival 2023
Official Selection | Cucalorus Film Festival 2022
watch full film here
a short narrative | 2021
a part of Jacob Burns Film Center Fellowship
written, directed & edited by Hannah Whisenant
cinematography by Pete Quandt
produced by Alisha Bhowmik
Zora, a lonely and compulsive woman, copes with re-adjusting to new neighbors after many months of living alone during a global pandemic. Her obsession takes a dark turn as the film analyzes themes of grief, denial, and the ways in which violence can happen quietly.
*Vimeo Staff Pick 2022
Best of the Year | NoBudge 2022
Official Selection | Lower East Side Film Festival 2022
Official Selection | NoBudge Fall Screening 2022
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a short narrative fiction | 2024
directed by J. Mehr Kaur
produced by Alisha Bhowmik
written by Rita Sengupta & Jyotsna Hariharan
Starring: Sakina Jaffrey, Rita Sengupta, La Daniella, Lydia Gaston
Desperate to sell her childhood home, Nikita (Rita Sengupta), a queer South Asian woman, discovers what is making the house unsellable: the ghost of her recently deceased religious mother (Sakina Jaffrey), who will do whatever it takes to get into Heaven.
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*International South Asian Film Festival 2024
*Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2025
*Colors of Love Film Festival 2025 (Mumbai)
a short narrative film | social-horror
in development
directed by Alisha Bhowmik
written & produced by Amanda Centeno & Alisha Bhowmik
director of photography: Joanna Nguyen
consulting producers: Maya Tanaka, Jalena Keane-Lee, Yuki M. Ledbetter
more info please visit www.vanillashortfilm.com
narrative short film | 2021
Directed and Edited by Alisha Bhowmik
Written and Produced by Amanda Centeno
Cinematography by Hannah Whisenant
Quarantining alone anxious millennial Lacey discovers something awry with her vagina and must take her gynecologist appointment over video call.
Starring Amanda Centeno & Marissa Carpio
Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) 2021 Official Selection
Cucalorus 2021 Official Selection
Film Shortage online premiere
a short documentary | 2017
created & edited by Alisha Bhowmik
cinematography by Chris Murphy
One afternoon, Alisha and Chris are hanging out on her fire escape when Alisha recalls a childhood anecdote about revolving around her heritage. A short documentary about having a mixed identity that coalesces into an artist statement.
Sundance Collabe Challenge Winner
Sundance Ignite 2017 ~ Top 7 Audience Votes
New Generations Independent Indian Film Festival 2019 (Frankfurt, GE) Official Selection
Cucalorus Film Festival 2020 Official Selection
