Unborn

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2020
United States
16 mins
English, Hindi
US Premiere
Short Film Competition

Directed By	Jaswant Shrestha
Produced By	Rashmi Rustagi
Starring	Sumeet Dang (Suneel), Ayushi Chhabra (Parnita), Rashmi Rustagi (Sarla)

Set in a small town in California and inspired by true events, Unborn is the story of a pregnant mother of two girls who feels the pressure to abort the pregnancy in order to fulfill her family’s desire to have a boy.

About the Director

Jaswant Dev Shrestha has worked in India’s prominent movie industry for numerous years before moving to America to pursue his childhood dream of working in Hollywood. In 2019, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Director of a Documentary from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Chapter for his documentary film Festivals Of Tihar. Jaswant is the first Nepali-American filmmaker to receive such an honor.

Reviews

Film Threat Review: Unborn – Film Threat, by Alan Ng
< target="_blank" href="https://adesiwoman.com/podcast/writer-producer-actor-rashmi-rustagi/">Writer, Producer & Actor Rashmi Rustagi – A Desi Woman Podcast, by Soniya Gokhale
< target="_blank" href="https://indiacurrents.com/female-feticide-in-america/">Female Feticide in America? – India Currents
< target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmri2NIvaDQ">THE MAKING OF UNBORN – Female feticide in America.