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, beccs and featuring Cynthia Victor
Official Selections
Asian American International Film Festival 2025
Bengali Film Festival 2025
Awards
Pano Post-Production Grant 2024
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
Official Selections
Austin Film Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
Harlem International Film Festival 2023
Cucalorus Film Festival 2022
Awards
Best Film at Harlem International Film Festival 2023
a short narrative | 2021
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.
Produced as part of the Jacob Burns Film Center Fellowship
Awards
Vimeo Staff Pick 2022
Best of the Year | NoBudge 2022
Official Selections
Lower East Side Film Festival 2022
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.
www.imdeadrightfilm.com
Official Selections
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2025
International South Asian Film Festival 2024
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
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
Official Selection
Asian American International Film Festival 2021
Cucalorus 2021
Film Shortage
a short documentary | 2017
directed & 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.
Official Selection
New Generations Independent Indian Film Festival 2019 (Frankfurt)
Cucalorus Film Festival 2020
Awards
1st Sundance Collab Challenge Winner
Sundance Ignite 2017 ~ Top 7 Audience Votes
