Chutney Popcorn
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nisha Ganatra
Nisha Ganatra
Jill Hennessy
Nick Chinlund
Madhur Jaffrey
Sakina Jaffrey
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Reena, a young Indian-American woman, is attempting to strike a balance between her lesbian identity and the traditional customs of her disapproving, yet closely knit family. When her married sister realizes that she cannot have a baby, Reena volunteers to be artificially inseminated, much to her girlfriend's chagrin. Just as she discovers that she is pregnant, her sister backs out of the agreement. Reena decides to have the baby and raise it on her own if she has to, despite everyone's objections.
Director
Nisha Ganatra
Cast
Nisha Ganatra
Jill Hennessy
Nick Chinlund
Madhur Jaffrey
Sakina Jaffrey
Cara Buono
Ajay Naidu
Daniela Rich
Daniella Rich
Crew
Jane Pia Abramowitz
Herbert Beigel
Sue Carnival
Susan Carnival
Kelly Forsythe
Nisha Ganatra
Howard Gertler
Judy Henderson
Karsh Kale
Erin King
Jody Kipper
Robin Shane
Sarah Vogel
Diana Williams
Trina Wyatt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at OUTFEST '99: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 1999 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States Fall September 22, 2000
Released in United States July 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States June 2000
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 15-20, 1999.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night), June 1-11, 2000
Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.
Shown at OUTFEST '99: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 8-19, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (American Independent Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for Nisha Ganatra.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (American Independent Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (World premiere at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.)
Began shooting September 24, 1997.
Completed shooting October 21, 1997.
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 15-20, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 1999.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night), June 1-11, 2000)
Released in United States July 1999 (Shown at OUTFEST '99: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 8-19, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
Released in United States Fall September 22, 2000
